Reviews
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Review – ‘The Archer’ Delivers Thrills, Social Commentary, and a Dash of Exploitation
SXSW 2017 ‘The Archer’ Delivers Thrills, Social Commentary, and a Dash of Exploitation Imagine a fictional and highly entertaining remake of the documentary ‘Kids for Cash.’…
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SXSW Review – ‘The Disaster Artist’ Paints A Touching, Uneven Portrait of Living The Dream
‘The Disaster Artist’ Paints A Touching, Uneven Portrait of Living The Dream James Franco’s long-awaited film about the making of ‘The Room’ is a hilarious yet…
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‘The Transfiguration’ Review: A Restrained and Bloody Coming of Age Tale
A teenager with blood in his mouth and vampires on his mind struggles with loneliness, loss, and sociopathic tendencies.
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Review – ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Is Dumber Than a Barrel of Dead Monkeys But Thankfully More Fun
‘Kong: Skull Island’ Is Dumber Than a Barrel of Dead Monkeys But Thankfully More Fun An action-filled monster-mash weighed down by idiocy. The number one thing viewers…
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Review – ‘My Brother, My Brother, and Me’ Season One
‘My Brother, My Brother, and Me’ brings delightfully freewheeling absurdity to Seeso Podcasting brothers transition to TV with charm and goofs intact. Justin, Griffin, and Travis McElroy…
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‘Fabricated City’ Livens Up a Familiar Plot With Stylish Action and Dramatic Brutality
Films about characters framed for crimes they didn’t commit and forced to clear their name against the odds are a familiar sight both domestically and…
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Review – ‘Get Out’ Brings the Funny But Fumbles Some of the Serious
‘Get Out’ Brings the Funny But Fumbles Some of the Serious Jordan Peele’s horror debut is an entertaining blend of laughs and dark truths. Chris (Daniel Kaluuya)…
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Review – ‘Rock Dog’ Is A Bad Bootleg, Save For Eddie Izzard
‘Rock Dog’ Is A Bad Bootleg, Save For Eddie Izzard A musician dog with kung fu powers manages to be boring. Let’s start talking about Rock Dog…
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Review – The Essential Animation Charms of ‘My Life as a Zucchini’ and ‘The Red Turtle’
The Essential Animation Charms of ‘My Life as a Zucchini’ and ‘The Red Turtle’ Why you need to see the other two Oscar nominees. If you…