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The Boxtrolls Not Great For Children (Nor for Parents for that Matter)
This British animated feature is too dark and scary for children, yet not sophisticated enough for adults.
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby More Pretentious than Profound
It's neither about a Beatles song, nor a disappearance, so what it is it about, exactly?
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Why Tom Hardy Is Worth Watching In The Drop
Like in his film Bullhead (2011), Belgian director Michaël Roskam centers his new film The Drop on a particular kind of loner.
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Is This Dame Worth Another Trip to Sin City?
Directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller spin another neo-noir in comic book style.
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The Giver: Dystopian Nonconformity Tale Strangely Like the Rest
While the film's intellectual ambitions are appreciated, it's a bit too heavy-handed to truly be memorable.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Tries in Vain to Defy Superhero Convention
A slight tweak here or there of the tired formula isn't enough to make the film stand out.
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Coherence: How A Comet Wreaks Havoc On a Dinner Party
James Ward Byrkit’s Coherence is a cramped, quick-paced relationship drama couched in a sci-fi setting.
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Can 22 Jump Street Rekindle Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum’s Bromantic Chemistry?
Just because the movie acknowledges its inclusion of clichés doesn’t mean they’re not clichés, especially when the concept of lampooning a sequel isn’t all that original to begin with.
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Filth: Getting Down and Dirty With a Wickedly Insane Cop
Filth, directed by Jon S. Baird (Cass) based on a novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting), is a vicious little black comedy about a crooked police investigator gunning for a promotion.
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Can Angelina Jolie Rehabilitate Sleeping Beauty’s Villain With Maleficent?
A not-so-classic reimagining of a classic fairy tale.