2015 theatrical releases archives - Page 11 of 30

The Martian movie review: life on Mars

Mon, Oct 12, 2015

An excellent complement to the novel, simplifying the science without dumbing it down yet retaining the suspense and urgency of its interplanetary stranding.

Room movie review: the world through new eyes (LFF 2015)

Sat, Oct 10, 2015

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I wish I could have stopped the film — numerous times — simply to give myself a chance to step back from an emotional precipice of horror and tension.

Dukhtar movie review: giving voice to women who have none

Fri, Oct 09, 2015

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A gripping story from a place where women are less than second-class citizens that insists that they are, in fact, people who deserve to live as they please.

99 Homes movie review: the foreclosing of the American dream

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

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A horror story of today’s economy, of America’s heartless culture in which maximizing profit is all. Michael Shannon brings his usual terrifying intensity.

Suffragette movie review: then they fight you (LFF 2015)

Wed, Oct 07, 2015

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The first feature film ever about the women who fought for their right to vote is glorious. It is angry and passionate and defiant. It is essential.

Sicario movie review: lies, injustice, and the American way

Mon, Oct 05, 2015

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The “War on Drugs” has never felt more like an actual war in this brutal, scathing condemnation of the lawlessness of the battle… on the “good guys” side.

The Walk movie review: head in the clouds

Fri, Oct 02, 2015

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Puts CGI, IMAX, and 3D (and Joseph Gordon-Levitt) to perfect use. Everything here comes with a vertiginous thrill and a delightful enchantment.

The Intern movie review: so much nice, so little help

Fri, Oct 02, 2015

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A nice movie about real problems people face in real life, and it deals with them in as sidelong a way as it possibly can, avoiding all strong emotion.