Starting the new documentary ‘Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel’ with spotty, scratched-up film, director Alex Singleton sets the tone for the film right from the get-go.
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Usually once a year a film comes along that I find utterly despicable. These films usually come from exceptionally talented directors, and are so manipulative and ridiculous that they show an utter disdain for the audience.
‘War Horse,’ the newest of these films, has arrived.
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Stieg Larsson’s popular “Millennium series” gets the American treatment with David Fincher’s take on “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
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The action sequences have defined the ‘Mission: Impossible’ series since it’s beginnings, and Brad Bird just knocks this film out of the park. Anyone who’s seen ‘The Incredibles’ knows that the world of superspys and bigger-than-life threats has long been adored by Bird, and that shows in nearly every aspect of the film.
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For Good or Ill, ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ is Guy Ritchie at his Guy Ritchie-est.
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‘My Week With Marilyn’ is a frustrating lark of a film anchored by an impressive performance from Michelle Williams.
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In ‘Melancholia,’ Lars von Trier has created a deeply personal examination of the the extremes of depression. Is the end of the world real or metaphorical? Is the science behind it sound? These questions are ultimately irrelevant, as the movie forces the viewer to deal with fear on a personal level as well. This isn’t a film about the “global” end of the world. It’s a film about what the end of the world inside one person feels like.
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Martin Scorsese isn’t really the kind of director you would expect to mount a big-budget family film, but once its clear that the beautifully shot ‘Hugo’ is both an adventure movie and a love letter to restoring classic cinema, it all makes sense.
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When it’s at it best, ‘Like Crazy’ explores the awkward, impulsive and wonderful parts of being in a youthful love affair.
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At times compelling, at times utterly ludicrous, ‘The Skin I Live In’ always gives us something eye-catching or stomach-churning to watch.
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‘The Other F Word’ is a documentary about punk rockers who are used to bucking authority and now find it hard to assimilate to fatherhood and keep their punk attitudes. Sounds interesting, but how’s the movie?
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Director Sean Durkin uses shallow depth of field in an attempt to accentuate the psychological claustrophobia that Martha feels. Instead he manages to distract from Elizabeth Olsen’s stellar performance and detach the viewer from the emotional content or a genuine understanding of a well developed character.
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At festivals now, ‘Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone’ is an effective rock documentary of a one-of-a-kind alternative band that should have been bigger.
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A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas kicks off the holiday season right after Halloween, which is appropriate, because this movie is kind of a freak show.
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Brett Ratner’s latest assault on cinema, ‘Tower Heist’, wears its blue-collar leanings on its sleeve like the world’s least subtle Livestrong bracelet.
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