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Pocket Full of Sunshine: Slattery’s Debut Weak in the Knees The devil’s not in all the details he should be of God’s Pocket, the directorial debut of actor John Slattery, most known for his presence on...
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2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Ryan Gosling’s Lost River
Ryan Gosling moved into the director’s chair in 2013. Though it was cheered at its reception, Lost River (formerly titled “How to Catch a Monster”) it was jeered by a good majority critics after its...
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Dark Places | Review
Grim Girl: Pacquet-Brenner’s Adaptation Brandishes Relentlessly Contrived Twists “I have a meanness in me,” warns the omniscient narrator of Dark Places, as voiced by a steely Charlize Theron...
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Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #16. Nicolas Winding Refn’s...
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2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 10: Refn Takes Fashionable Approach to “The...
Prior to hitting the Cannes comp with his Best Director prize winning Drive (2011) and the much disliked Only God Forgives (2013), this Danish-American had a healthy cult following and filmography of...
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The Neon Demon | 2016 Cannes Film Festival Review
Death Walks on High Heels: Refn Delves Daftly into the Los Angeles Fashion Demimonde To reference John Waters’ definition of beauty, “a face should jolt, not soothe,” and Danish provocateur Nicolas...
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After premiering to divisive responses at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it played in competition (jeers were mixed with waves of derisive laughter along with some vibrant applause from staunch...
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Bad Santa 2 | Review
Regifted Goods: Waters Takes the Reigns for Unnecessary Sequel There’s an art to vulgar comedy, requiring a sly talent for successfully presenting off color humor while hinting precariously at the...
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Bad Santa 2 | Blu-ray Review
The second time was not the charm for Bad Santa 2, the late staged sequel to the 2003 R-rated cult comedy directed by Terry Zwigoff. Continue reading...
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Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #47. Marianna Palka’s Egg
Egg While you were sleeping, Marianna Palka was busy creating. We’ll never be able to forget the transparency of the shared experience that is Lucy Walker’s The Lion’s Mouth Opens (the definition of...
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