reviews by year archives - Page 120 of 293

Spring movie review: she’s waaay out of his league

Fri, Apr 03, 2015

A same-old male-ego-stroking romantic-wish-fulfillment fantasy becomes actually enraging when it adds a sci-fi-horror twist.

While We’re Young movie review: 40 is the new 14

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

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This stinging GenX midlife meltdown is a bit strained in its plot, but that’s balanced out by lots of melancholy wisdom and bittersweet wit.

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night movie review: blood pressure

Tue, Mar 31, 2015

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The Iranian skateboarding vampire feminist spaghetti western we have all been waiting for, creepy cool and gorgeously sinister, engorged with suspense and desire.

Boom Bust Boom documentary review: monkeys with money

Tue, Mar 31, 2015

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From Monty Python’s Terry Jones comes an amusing, informative breakdown of just what the hell is wrong with the economy and a few ideas on how to fix it.

Fast & Furious 7 (aka Furious 7) movie review: head-on vehicular hard-on

Mon, Mar 30, 2015

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Too long, too convoluted, too sentimental, and too ridiculous. Some will say those are its good points. Will they embrace the homoeroticism too?

The Face of an Angel movie review: fiction is stronger than truth

Fri, Mar 27, 2015

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A contemplative film pondering the nature of the difference between reality and fiction, one with resonance beyond the true-crime story it’s kinda sorta about.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water movie review: Bikini Hero 6

Fri, Mar 27, 2015

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Absurdity abounds in this odyssey of groan-worthy punning, new ways of defying cartoon physics, epic food fights, trippy time-travel, and superhero sendups.