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Don Jon Review: Making That Connection

September 27, 2013

Don Jon is one of those films that is entirely misrepresented in its advertising. Some ads make it out to be a light-hearted romantic comedy featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson as two good looking "lost souls swimming in the… Read More

4.4

out of 5

Rush Review: Speeding Towards Awards Season

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September 27, 2013

I grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, home of the Indianapolis 500, the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing." As a kid, I followed open-wheeled CART racers and later Indycar (IRL), rooting each May for my favorite drivers. I could name sponsors and… Read More

4.8

out of 5

Metallica Through The Never Review: What They Do Best

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September 25, 2013

Say what you will about Metallica, the heavy metal band that has been thrashing the music industry since the early 1980s, they put on a hell of a live show. In the new concert/concept film, Metallica Through The Never, we… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Prisoners Review: Powerful and Compelling in Every Way

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September 20, 2013

Back in 2010, game developer David Cage and Quantic Dream released a video game for the PlayStation 3 called Heavy Rain. The game was a critical sensation, as it dealt with serious themes, and had multiple endings based on the… Read More

4.6

out of 5

Gravity Review: Sandra Bullock and George Clooney Face Space

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September 20, 2013

For a moment, picture yourself out in the middle of nowhere. It could be out in the middle of the ocean, an endless field or a desert. You have no way to communicate with the rest of the world, the… Read More

4.8

out of 5

Insidious: Chapter 2 Review: Silly, Sad, But Not Scary

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September 13, 2013

After watching James Wan's incredibly creepy The Conjuring earlier this summer, I found myself wondering: "How long can he continue to mine scares out of this style of filmmaking?" I would never have guessed that I would get the answer… Read More

2.0

out of 5

Riddick Review: Vin Diesel Powers a Sci-Fi Throwback

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September 7, 2013

I grew up in the heyday of bombastic Science Fiction Action films. From B-movie stinkers like Ice Pirates and Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn, even one of my all-time favorites The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eight Dimension, to… Read More

3.9

out of 5

Closed Circuit Review: Pointless and Misrepresented

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August 31, 2013

As summer winds down, studios are starting to roll out the more "thinking persons" type of fare; story driven, with less explosions, car chases and badly delivered one-liners. In the case of the new film, Closed Circuit, Hollywood is trying… Read More

2.0

out of 5

The World’s End Review: One Last Round

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August 26, 2013

We all have those moments. That time in our lives when everything was good and there wasn't a care in world. For most, it is in our youth, for others, it may come later, with a marriage to the love… Read More

4.2

out of 5

Short Term 12 Review: Perfection Achieved

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August 23, 2013

One of the things that Janet Pierson, head of SXSW's Film division, stresses most during the festival's week of programming and partying is to watch something on a whim. To take a chance on a film you otherwise might not… Read More

5.0

out of 5