Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party (Cone, 2015)
The world of Henry Gamble's Birthday Party is not one I've ever lived in, but it is one I've caught enough glimpses of the believe exists in some only slightly less grotesque form.
Category: Disclosure
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Keanu (Atencio, 2016)
I laughed out loud a couple of times during Keanu, the feature film starring comedians Key and Peele as a pair of normal guys trying to pass themselves off as gangstas. And good comedies that aren't totally filthy are hard to come by. So that's a mild endorsement, I guess. But...
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Full Frame Day 1: By Sidney Lumet; Starless Nights; Kedi
Few screenings at festivals are more sublime than compilation pieces that shed new light on a director or series of films you genuinely admire; few are more disappointing than such pieces that don't accomplish that feat.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Snyder, 2016)
When it comes to comic books, I've always been a D.C. guy.
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Midnight Special (Nichols, 2016)
The oddest thing about Nichols's Spielberg mashup is that its strengths and weaknesses are the exact opposite of what you might expect from the creator of Mud and Take Shelter. There are moments of iconic beauty and visual terror, but the writing is plodding and the slow pace eventually makes one realize just how little story there is to unfold. .
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The Liberators (Bryant, 2016)
Pop quiz: You find out your father/brother/uncle/neighbor stole a bunch of priceless religious artifacts from an abbey in Nazi Germany. What do you do?
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Breathe (Laurent, 2015)
Friendships are often an incalculable mix of ecstasy and disillusionment.
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The Looking Glass (Hancock, 2015)
I hate to use the word "sweet" when describing a film. There's no way to make it not sound like a backhanded compliment.
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In Jackson Heights (Wiseman, 2015)
A modern masterpiece of quotidian urgency.
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The Hateful Eight (Tarantino, 2015)
I've mostly been a Tarantino fan, but even I can't defend this...