Something of a musical micro-movement hagiography, ‘Desolation Center’ is an engaging history of a very particular scene during a special time and place
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Semper Fi follows the story of a group of friends who serve in the marine corps in 2005. The film is noble but unfortunately gets too convoluted in the second half.
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Joaquin Phoenix’s brilliant turn in Joker feels like a bait and switch as mental illness takes the stage over Batman canon.
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Based on a hundred true stories… and amusingly satirical.
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Renée Zellweger is incredible as Judy Garland in moving biopic with Finn Wittrock, Michael Gambon and Jessie Buckley.
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The film is a series of ‘let’s escape, oh we made it, let’s have a meaningful moment’ cycles that get pretty tedious.
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‘Love, Antosha,’ a documentary about late actor Anton Yelchin, gives a multi-dimensional portrait of a talent gone too soon.
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‘MOMO: The Missouri Monster’ is a fairly fun, low-budget, pseudo-documentary grindhouse homage.
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[Rating: Swiss Fist] In trying to bridge the gap between twee and horror, writers/directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen have made a movie that is neither and struggles to find an identity as a result. The story of a pair of young outlaws on the run who happen upon a set of actual, real-deal criminals, […]
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The sheer audacity of crafting a zombie film wherein the camera never stops rolling is impressive.
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This crime drama, based on a New York magazine article, follows a group of strippers who con and drug rich men, who visit their club.
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‘Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles’ explores one of the most important Broadway shows in history, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ through its conception to its historic run on the Great White Way that brought with it a change to musical theater forever.
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Larry Fessenden’s ‘Depraved’ has its flaws, but the ways in which it succeeds are so marvelous and inventive, it’s worth looking past them to see a movie which manages to be fresh while treading very, very familiar ground.
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‘Official Secrets,’ a true story about a government whistleblower during the run-up to the 2003 Iraq War, is interesting if sometimes unfocused.
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Sheets’ gorefest doesn’t wink to its audience, which is a major plus for ‘Clownado.’ While its audience might be small, those who want to see the film won’t be disappointed. Other more casual fans might find it wanting.
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