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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

7500 movie review: never your in-flight movie

Tue, Jun 16, 2020
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Mundanity builds to almost unbearable tension, but this isn’t an action movie. It’s a drama grounded in emotional realism thanks to the Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s intense empathy and vulnerable humanity.

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Snowden green light

Snowden movie review: the system’s self-correction

Mon, Apr 03, 2017
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A gripping précis of what Edward Snowden learned at the CIA and NSA, why he went public, and why it matters. Entertaining yet also deeply unsettling.

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The Night Before movie review: twas the bromance before Christmas

Wed, Dec 09, 2015
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It’s bogged down by too many derailing tangents, but the three appealing leads have a wonderful chemistry, and it gets close to the spirit of the season.

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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.

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female gazing at: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (again)

Wed, Aug 20, 2014
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In honor of him being one of the few very good things about Sin City: A Dame to Kill For…

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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For movie review: meaner streets

Wed, Aug 20, 2014
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An unnecessary sequel that’s empty and arduous, little more than vignettes on vengeance and cruel parades of sociopathic power.

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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For trailer: urban decay

Tue, Mar 11, 2014
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I really liked Sin City, so it makes me sad to say this, but: Be afraid.

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The Wind Rises review: Jiro dreams of flying

Fri, Feb 21, 2014
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Visually ravishing, as you’d expect from Hayao Miyazaki, but there is, disappointingly, no drama and no conflict here.

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cannot contain my excitement for the London Film Festival

Thu, Sep 05, 2013
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I’m hyperventilating from the array of overwhelming movie awesomeness before me.

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Sun, Feb 10, 2013
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