Tag: two stars

The Intern (2015)

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The Intern (2015)

The Intern is like a stack of pancakes. It’s warm, sweet and leaves you with a touch of a belly ache. You are, no doubt, drawn in by the casting and who could resist a movie that brings together Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway? They’re the best actors of their respective generations, but – […]

| September 28, 2015 | 0 Comments
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Maps to the Stars (2015)

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Maps to the Stars (2015)

The idea of David Cronenberg taking a jaded look at Hollywood seems irresistible, especially considering the themes of his work. He’s a gonzo artist whose films are always about the bizarre and the grotesque – he made The Fly, Eastern Promises, A History of Violence, Videodrome and The Dead Zone. The very idea that he […]

| March 9, 2015 | 0 Comments
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The DUFF (2015)

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The DUFF (2015)

The hurt on Bianca’s face is appropriate the day she is informed by an otherwise good friend that her place in the high school pecking order is to be “The DUFF” – The Designated Ugly Fat Friend, meaning that she is the friend that other girls keep around to make themselves look more attractive. “It’s […]

| February 21, 2015 | 0 Comments
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Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

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Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

It is sort of a sad commentary that Fifty Shades of Grey is threatening to become the perennial erotica of the 21st century. At a time when nudity and four-letter words have slipped onto basic cable and the internet provides free porn 24/7, here is a commercial product that offers steamy sex that is – […]

| February 14, 2015 | 0 Comments
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Jupiter Ascending (2015)

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Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Whatever faults the Wachowski siblings may have as filmmakers, lack of ambition is not one of them. Even when they’re not at the top of their game their films are always brimming with big ideas and a lot of visual splendor. This has earned them a well-deserved cult following, even when their films don’t completely […]

| February 9, 2015 | 0 Comments
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St. Vincent (2014)

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St. Vincent (2014)

Ten minutes into Theodore Melfi’s St. Vincent you’ve already figured out how it is going to end. Once the cute kid meets the crusty old coot next door who hates children – and humanity at large – the movie becomes a long slow drive down Highway Inevitable. When you reach the destination, there’s nothing to […]

| October 27, 2014 | 0 Comments
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The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

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The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

It is nearly impossible to make a film about terminal illness and not make it heartfelt. The Fault in Our Stars has its heart in the right place but – WOW! – you walk out wishing that someone would shake the dust and clutter and broken fragments off the screenplay so it can flow with […]

| June 6, 2014 | 0 Comments
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Son of God (2014)

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Son of God (2014)

It is clear that Hollywood’s noble intent for 2014 is to bring back the big-budget biblical epic.  Later this month we’ll get the story of Noah starring Russell Crowe, and this Christmas we’ll get Ridley Scott’s Exodus starring – get this – Christian Bale as Moses.  This can either lead to a renaissance or a […]

| March 24, 2014 | 0 Comments
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