Concussion is a film about a New York wife and mother who suffers a little head trauma, an injury that leads her to a stunning realization: she doesn’t much care for her life, and wants to try something new. Yet this is hardly an American Beauty reboot.
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‘Halley’ is a quiet, challenging film about a man who keeps going long after his time in the universe has passed. Check out this review of ‘Halley’ from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
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A beautifully shot picture with stunning performances from each member of the cast, Kill Your Darlings is a very tender, thoughtful tribute to the Beats, and their spiritual leader, Ginsberg.
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A very frustrated, fatigued, and self-aware videogame soldier named Brooks laments how many friggin’ times he’s had to play this particular level in this Sundance 2013 selection.
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‘Rust and Bone’ sinks its hooks into you and forces you to follow these characters, which are so strange, so alien, and also wholly familiar.
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‘Broken City’ is a detail-oriented neo-noir that actively plays with and subverts the tropes and characters so often associated with the genre.
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Brought to you by first-time director Andres Muschietti and producer Guillermo del Toro, this extension of Muschietti’s 2008 short film of the same name, does a number of things very well. But the script, oh my oh my, the script.
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Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal return to the hard-nosed military genre with Zero Dark Thirty, a rare cinematic achievement.
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With a cast that is solid, a script that is inoffensively simple, and production design that glows with neon saturated colors, there is no reason that ‘Gangster Squad’ should be this bad.
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Gus Van Sant’s ‘Promised Land’ takes on the environmental issue of fracking in the Midwest, but treats the characters as set dressing.
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‘The Impossible,’ based on a true story, offers gruesome and suffocating visuals, but often the film feels oddly sterile given its content.
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Because ‘Not Fade Away’ is more about intertwining themes than it is about obvious plot and conflict, it has energy—but it’s a melancholic energy. It revels in the mystery, appreciation, and ultimately creation of art—from a guy who was empowered and inspired by rock n’ roll himself.
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Hooper actively undermines what is powerful about the stage version of ‘Les Misérables,’ and doesn’t use his camera’s frame effectively to add anything of value.
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Judd Apatow’s latest film about age, parenting and everything in between features some bright spots, but is a flawed film overall.
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The 1980s smash-hit stage musical Les Misérables arrives on the big screen in a punishing movie adaptation from director Tom Hooper that may very well prove to be the “adult” equivalent of the Twilight series.
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