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On the Basis of Sex Review: Not Nearly Notorious

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 13:00:44 +0000

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been getting a lot of well-earned attention lately. The Supreme Court justice, and supremely kickass feminist, was the subject of the excellent documentary RBG a few months ago. Now comes the fictionalized, middling bio-pic version, On the Basis of Sex. Opening just as Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) starts Harvard Law School, we...

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‘A Monster Calls’ Review: Fairy Tale Horrors

Philip Brown — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:00:23 +0000

‘A Monster Calls’ is one of those movies for children designed to impart a life lesson through CGI fantasy – you know, those ones that use the label “fairy tale” as a compliment. The movie is simple and direct in a way that will strike some like a raw nerve and feel tediously obvious to...

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‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Review: Adding Grit to the New Hope

Philip Brown — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 03:30:34 +0000

Living up to its promise, Disney has delivered another ‘Star Wars’ adventure to the world just in time for Christmas. This trip to that galaxy far, far away doesn’t continue the new saga that J.J. Abrams started with ‘The Force Awakens’, instead flashing back to just before this beloved movie franchise kicked off in 1977...

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‘Inferno’ Movie Review: Hellishly Mundane

Philip Brown — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:00:22 +0000

When Ron Howard and Tom Hanks adapted the best Dan Brown books, the results were pretty dumb and dull movies that mostly made their fortunes off brand name recognition. Now that they’re getting into weaker entries in Brown’s inexplicably popular canon, it should come as no surprise that things are getting worse. ‘Inferno’ sees the...

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‘True Story’ Review: Too False

Philip Brown — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:00:17 +0000

There’s a truly great movie buried somewhere in the disappointingly decent ‘True Story’. The tragic source material was an ideal springboard for a disturbing adult drama, and the central stunt-casting of Jonah Hill and James Franco was just crazy enough to work. Unfortunately, first time director Rupert Goold doesn’t quite have the skill or sensitivity...

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Weekend Roundtable: Worst Movies Starring 2015 Oscar Nominees

Josh Zyber — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:00:23 +0000

Oh sure, they may be basking in the acclaim of their latest hits now, but this year’s Oscar nominees haven’t always starred in such award-worthy movies. In fact, many of them have made a lot of crap. As we prepare to watch the Academy Awards ceremony this weekend, let’s remember how far some of these...

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‘The Theory of Everything’ Review: The Inevitable Stephen Hawking Bio-pic

Philip Brown — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:00:15 +0000

Someone had to eventually make a Stephen Hawking bio-pic. The renowned scientist is just too famous with a story that checks too many of the right boxes. Now that movie is here and it’s pretty much what you’d expect. Thankfully, at least director James Marsh was put in charge to ensure that the cheese goes...

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TIFF Journal: ‘The Theory of Everything’

Philip Brown — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:00:07 +0000

Given his cultural importance in the 20th Century and the tragic illness that he overcame to achieve that success, it was inevitable that one day someone would give Stephen Hawking a weepy bio-pic. Thankfully, the one that finally arrived is entirely watchable and filled with wonderful moments, even if it’s as episodic and slightly white-washed...

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Weekend Movies: Action, Lightweight and Animated Fluff

Luke Hickman — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:00:29 +0000

The month of bad movie releases is halfway over. Two weeks down and only two more to go. After this bland weekend, we at least get promising titles such as ‘Haywire’ and ‘The Grey’ in subsequent weeks. Bite your tongue and make it through this weekend, and it’ll soon be over. After having to eat...

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