The Latest Reviews

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  WESTERN

  Cinematic Nonfiction Of A Superior Order

  January 25, 2015 by Michael Tully

  Western is cinematic nonfiction of a superior order. Read more

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  ENTERTAINMENT

  (Don't Go Back To) Bakersfield

  January 24, 2015 by Michael Tully

  Love it or hate it—and you will most certainly do one or the other in a big, big way—it’s impossible to deny that Entertainment is the expression of a bold artist who is committed to rejecting norms and... Read more

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  APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

  Sweetly Sad Self-Discovery In NYC

  January 16, 2015 by Donna K.

  Desiree Akhavan’s debut feature Appropriate Behavior is a journey of sweetly sad self-discovery. Akhavan sees the difficulty in trying to establish oneself in a world of splintering identities, impassioned... Read more

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  MOST VIOLENT YEAR, A

  The Art Of The Stare

  January 14, 2015 by Matt Delman

  Genre fans may dismiss A Most Violent Year as The Least Violent Crime Film Ever Made, but that doesn’t mean it lacks intensity. Read more

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  BEST FRIENDS

  This Lonely Life

  December 8, 2014 by Michael Tully

  A slice-of-daily-life home movie that triumphs on multiple levels, Best Friends is a laugh-out-loud funny, piercingly honest, and touching depiction of 20-something creative frustration. Read more

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  FORCE MAJEURE

  November 14, 2014 by Donna K.

  I don’t know what Force Majeure is exactly. It is hilarious with a dark deadpan stare. It is a new form of realism that takes into account how unreal the world is nowadays. Read more