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I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed.
The fall festival season may have come to an end, but Oscar season is in full swing and the fall…
Once in a while a film comes along that sits in your brain for days, unable to fully process or…
“Predator: Badlands” is the lesser of the latest three helmed by Trachtenberg, lacking the grit and rawness of “Prey” and the blood soaked adventure of “Killer of Killers.” It’s not so much that it’s bad – it’s not and actually a whole lot of fun – but more so that it feels like a standard sci-fi action hero film reformatted to fit a Predator into it.
Sure to frustrate the historical purist crowd, the latest iteration of “Nuremberg” trades out accuracy for thrilling court room drama,…
It’s a rare thing to see both a break out lead performance from an ever reliable performer and a break…
“Bugonia” pulls the rubber band until it snaps, and before you have a chance to gather your senses it unfolds with unrelenting insanity – a staple of Yorgos and a welcomed explosion of WTF.
“Blue Moon” is a character study of genius, brought to life by a powerhouse performance from Hawke, a sharp script and a soft touch from Linklater’s hangout direction.
“House of Dynamite” simply attempts too many things without saying anything for itself, leaving it in a sort of limbo where its highs are rocket ships in space but the lows are scouring the bottom of the Titanic.
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