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Category: reviews

Only films I see in a theatre get a full-on review. Other titles seen on dvd and the like are covered in the “Reactions” section. My take on spoilers is that they pertain to the crux of the filmgoing experience – so while my posts aren’t what I’d call “spoilerific”, consider yourself warned.

All films are rated from one to four stars.

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RUSH

Ron Howard returns to make audiences feel the rush and intensity of Formula One racing. But how about the plot?

Posted on September 29, 2013October 24, 2013
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PRISONERS

We like to think we know ourselves. We like to think we know what we’re capable of. Turns out, we often hold fast to the wrong

Posted on September 22, 2013September 26, 2013
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BLUE JASMINE

When you’re a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown, do you take a breath and step back from the edge…or open your arms and lean over?

Posted on September 1, 2013September 6, 2013
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THE SPECTACULAR NOW

One of the summer’s best films tells a story of young love, and the trouble with living for the present.

Posted on August 25, 2013August 30, 2013
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THE WORLD’S END

Edgar Wright’s “Cornetto Trilogy” comes to its epic conclusion with thoughts on assimilation, and living in the now.

Posted on August 23, 2013August 28, 2013
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FRUITVALE STATION

One of 2013’s most powerful films is a prayer for patience and redemption, and a painful reminder of how rare those virtues are.

Posted on August 18, 2013September 12, 2020
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ELYSIUM

If you find yourself alone, with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. You may be on Elysium and you may not yet be dead.

Posted on August 11, 2013August 16, 2013
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THE WOLVERINE

The summer’s final comic book film arrives…and potentially signals the beginning of something great.

Posted on July 28, 2013August 2, 2013
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ONLY GOD FORGIVES

Hey girl – are you ready for more? The team that brought you DRIVE two years ago are back. And this team, they’re ready to get dirty.

Posted on July 21, 2013October 28, 2013
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THE HEAT

The buddy-cop genre is alive and well, and like their predecessors, these buddies deliver a great deal of laughter.

Posted on July 14, 2013July 19, 2013
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PACIFIC RIM

The summer of 2013 gets something on a large scale that it has been sorely lacking up until now: Fun.

Posted on July 12, 2013July 17, 2013
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THE LONE RANGER

The team that brought audiences PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN asks audiences if they want to play cowboys and indians.

Posted on July 7, 2013July 11, 2013

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