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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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IRON MAN 3

Tony Stark finds himself on his most difficult mission yet: fighting back.

Posted on May 8, 2013April 30, 2019
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TRANCE

Sometimes it’s just best not to overthink it.

Posted on April 16, 2013April 22, 2013
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UPSTREAM COLOR

The director of PRIMER returns with a film that exists in the moment in-between being asleep and awake.

Posted on April 14, 2013July 2, 2020
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42

Once upon a time, baseball found a way to become more than just a game, and one man became a hero in a way no other athlete ever has.

Posted on April 12, 2013April 17, 2013
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GINGER & ROSA

Director Sally Potter returns with a subtle film dedicated to the beauty and heartache that comes with growing up.

Posted on March 31, 2013July 3, 2013
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SPRING BREAKERS

How many times can one really say “why not?”

Posted on March 24, 2013March 29, 2013
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THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

How hard is it to pull some sincerity out of a hat before the entire audience disappears?

Posted on March 17, 2013March 22, 2013
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OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

Come out come out wherever you are, and meet the sly huckster who came from afar…

Posted on March 10, 2013September 28, 2014
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STOKER

Park Chan Wook finally gets 2013 going with a twisted tale of American Gothic.

Posted on March 3, 2013March 8, 2013
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SOUND CITY

A new documentary pays homage to the spot bands like Fleetwood Mac, Nirvana, and Tom Petty recorded some of the greatest albums and songs of all time.

Posted on February 17, 2013February 22, 2013
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SIDE EFFECTS

Steven Soderbergh’s alleged swan song takes us to a gloomy place, and spins a twisted tale around the walk away from depression.

Posted on February 10, 2013February 14, 2013
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WARM BODIES

Maybe there’s something left to be said with the zombie genre after all.

Posted on February 4, 2013February 9, 2013

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