In Jackson Heights (Wiseman, 2015)
A modern masterpiece of quotidian urgency.
Category: Disclosure
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The Hateful Eight (Tarantino, 2015)
I've mostly been a Tarantino fan, but even I can't defend this...
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The Big Short (McKay, 2015)
The Big Short is about people who got rich by short-selling credit default swaps--people who made obscene amounts of money by being able to accurately predict the suffering of others. That they themselves were not the root cause of the suffering makes it possible for us as viewers to not hate them; it doesn't necessarily keep them--or Baum at least--from hating themselves.
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Big Eden (Bezucha, 2000)
Maybe our neighbors are more like us than we know.
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Spotlight (McCarthy, 2015)
Director Tom McCarthy delivers a somber, sobering film which denies any character (or the viewer) the feeling of moral superiority.
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My All American (Pizzo, 2015)
I'm not giving Freddie Steinmark a "C." I'm giving the movie about his life and death a "C."
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Spectre (Mendes, 2015)
Spectre (★★★) starts strong, overstays its welcome, overshoots its marks, and ends up a big mess. There is enough good here to make it enjoyable, especially if you like these sorts of movies. But the film doesn't quite live up to the the rabid anticipation it seems to have succeeded in building.
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Stations of the Cross (Brüggemann, 2015)
Jesus Camp meets Breaking the Waves.
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Sex, Death and Bowling (Walker, 2015)
Adrian Grenier almost always charms in charming movies.
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The Ballet Boys (Elvebakk, 2015)
The Ballet Boys (★★½) doesn’t quite hold our attention as strongly as First Position, but it should nevertheless please its target audience. The film focuses on the high-school experiences of… Continue reading "The Ballet Boys (Elvebakk, 2015)"