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Deadwood: The Movie Review – A Very Belated Series Finale

Josh Zyber — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:00:01 +0000

Of all the TV shows unceremoniously canceled too soon, HBO’s beloved Western series Deadwood was one of the most painful losses. After talking about it for thirteen years, creator David Milch has gathered almost the entire cast for a reunion movie, hoping to provide fans (and himself) the closure denied to them the first time...

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‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ Review: Masterful Morality Play (Plus Comedy!)

Philip Brown — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:00:58 +0000

‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ is a righteous and angry film. It deals with an unsolved and dismissed crime that rocked a small town, along with the people left harmed in its wake. However, if Martin McDonagh’s brilliant movie were merely about some sort of rise to justice, it wouldn’t be nearly as effective. Frances...

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TIFF Journal: ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’

Philip Brown — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:00:37 +0000

‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ will likely take multiple viewings to process its achievements. What’s clear from the first round is that writer/director/playwright Martin McDonagh (‘In Bruges’, ‘Seven Psychopaths’) has created something fascinating, darkly hilarious, unexpectedly humane, and maybe even a little profound. The film deliberately avoids easy classifications and turns down roads you’d never...

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‘Everest’ Review: Such Great Heights

Luke Hickman — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:00:37 +0000

The mountaineering sport is not new to feature films. Amongst others, we’ve seen it in the action-thriller ‘Cliffhanger‘ and in the drama ‘Vertical Limit‘. Telling the true story of a tragic guided expedition to the peak of the largest mountain on Earth, with a minimal amount of sensationalizing, ‘Everest’ achieves the spectacle, tension and quality...

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‘Life of Crime’ Review: Within Sight, Not Quite Out of It

Philip Brown — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:00:46 +0000

Over the years, quite a few filmmakers have taken cracks at nailing Elmore Leonard adaptations on the big screen, but very few have been successful (three to be exact: ‘Get Shorty’, ‘Jackie Brown’ and ‘Out of Sight’). ‘Life of Crime’ is the latest attempt to make a proper Leonard movie, and the good news is...

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Weekend Movies: Madea and the Haunted House

Luke Hickman — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:00:09 +0000

None of the movies opening wide this weekend curb my anticipation-slash-curiosity for next week’s ‘Cloud Atlas’. In the meantime, all we get are yet another found-footage sequel and Tyler Perry’s attempt to become an action star. This week’s biggest release is ‘Paranormal Activity 4‘. Instead of playing out like the prequel third chapter, this one...

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Sundance Journal: ‘The Surrogate’

Aaron Peck — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:22 +0000

If there was a better acted movie at Sundance this year, I didn’t see it. John Hawkes’ role in ‘The Surrogate’ should steamroll the Oscars next year, and I say that full well knowing that I haven’t seen any 2012 movies yet. Mark O’Brien (Hawkes) had Polio as a child and now lives his live...

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Sundance Journal: The Awards

Aaron Peck — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:00:15 +0000

[Editor’s Note: Our reviews of movies from the Sundance Film Festival will continue to roll out across the rest of the week. In the meantime, here’s Aaron’s coverage of the films that actually won the festival’s prizes. -JZ] The Sundance Film Festival is over and the awards have been announced. I’ve seen some of the...

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Sundance 2012 Preview: U.S. Dramatic Competition

Aaron Peck — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:00:22 +0000

Sundance 2012 is right around the corner. I’ll be attending the festival again in January, along with fellow High-Def Digest writer Luke Hickman. Last week, the festival started announcing the films that will be shown to audiences. Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll highlight some of the titles that have caught my attention. Today,...

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