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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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WANDERLUST

Pass the Kool-Aid please?

Posted on March 8, 2012March 12, 2012
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

Sometimes you can follow the best parenting book to the letter, and still have a child that is truly screwed up.

Posted on February 19, 2012October 3, 2012
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THE IRON LADY

Over the last ten or twelve years, Meryl Streep has given moviegoers some of the very best performances they have ever witnessed. This isn’t one of them.

Posted on February 12, 2012April 9, 2013
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EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE

The world is not just about what you know, it’s about looking around to better understand what you don’t.

Posted on February 6, 2012February 11, 2012
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THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Turn the lamp down low and prepare for a truly macabre tale.

Posted on February 3, 2012February 8, 2012
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A SEPARATION

Believe it or not, the separation is just the start of the troubles in this intimate story from Iran.

Posted on January 26, 2012January 30, 2012
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HAYWIRE

Soderbergh finds that he has a eye for action, and that Gina Carano is worth keeping an eye on to provide the action.

Posted on January 22, 2012January 27, 2012
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CAFE DE FLORE

Just how much do you get to choose the songs that make up the soundtrack of your life?

Posted on January 15, 2012January 20, 2012
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MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

Marilyn charms us all – every moment that she is on, and curiously more so when she’s not.

Posted on January 9, 2012January 14, 2012
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WE BOUGHT A ZOO

It’s amazing what people will do in the hopes of finding answers.

Posted on January 8, 2012January 12, 2012
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CARNAGE

Leave. Now. Say goodbye and go. Grab your coats and get into that elevator. No!! Why are you going back inside?

Posted on December 28, 2011January 3, 2012
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SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS

The world’s greatest detective has picked his violin back up, and is ready to play us another song.

Posted on December 27, 2011December 17, 2012

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