Into the Woods (Marshall, 2014)
The cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, and the slipper as pure as gold.
Category: Reviews
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Wild (Jean-Marc Vallee, 2014)
Director Jean-Marc Vallee, screenwriter Nick Hornby, and actors Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern combine superbly in this story of self-transformation by way of a long wilderness trek.
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The Appalachian Trail: An American Legacy (Sam Henegar, 2014)
This brief documentary appealingly serves up a history lesson, along with plenty of lovely outdoor imagery.
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Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me (dir. James Keach, 2014)
James Keach’s “fly on the wall” documentary covering Glen Campbell’s farewell tour succeeds as a family portrait centered upon a man in decline due to Alzheimer’s, even if it overreaches slightly as a public service announcement.
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Ask Me Anything (Burnett, 2014)
Katie may be promiscuous, but it’s unclear whether Burnett is condemning or endorsing modern, female sexuality.
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If You Don’t, I Will (Fillieres, 2014)
Though it takes a while to gain momentum, Emmanuelle Devos and Mathieu Amalric once again excel together in this tragicomic battle of the sexes.
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“What Do I Pay Attention to in My Life?”–Blake Robbins talks about The Sublime and Beautiful
Robbins says he wanted the film to cause people to ask, "What do I pay attention to in my life?" Western, middle-aged men often become "comfortably numb" and David is no exception. "He's starting to wonder if he's in decline [...], and he's starting to wonder if this is all there is."
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Ridley Scott’s “Exodus”: An Unbeliever’s Perspective
"Exodus: Gods and Kings" is a DeMille-worthy spectacle, but an intellectually incoherent mess.
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Free the Nipple (Esco, 2014)
The film almost convinced me, but then it started.
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Force Majeure (Ostland, 2014)
After an avalanche scare, a vacationing family questions the ties that bind in this finely crafted, unpredictable tale