September 2013

Insidious: Chapter 2 is not as good as director James Wan’s critically acclaimed release from earlier this year, The Conjuring. It is, however, the rare sequel that surpasses its predecessor in quality and entertainment value.

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Can heterosexual men and women be friends without getting romantic? How likely are friendships to turn into something more? The answers according to this movie are very different from the standard facile romcoms that are most often produced in Hollywood.

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Though he has a ton of capable talent including Tommy Lee Jones and Robert De Niro, Luc Besson creates a messy film in ‘The Family’

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Riddick trades in all the macho clichés that Diesel has become known for in the Fast & Furious movies, but it lacks the impressive action scenes that make the last two films in the FF franchise guilty pleasures.

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“Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me” is a smart, finely crafted movie that celebrates the deep, tuneful pop songwriting of one of rock’s true underground sensations and contemplates the true meaning of success on many levels.

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The Kansas City Art Institute and Alamo Drafthouse have joined forces to bring you Film School, a weekly student curated film series. This week – The Iron Giant (1999) – Saturday, September 7th.

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