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Operation Finale Review: Just Get It Over With Already

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:00:44 +0000

Adapting a true story into a feature film requires striking a delicate balance. The movie should remain faithful to the actual events, but also needs to be entertaining. Operation Finale tells a mostly true story, but forgets to make it a good movie too. Operation Finale follows the events leading up to the arrest and...

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‘By the Sea’ Review: Antonioni Jolie

Philip Brown — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 14:00:30 +0000

There’s a chance that, one day, Angelina Jolie will mature into a wonderful director. Thus far, she’s shown that she has an artful eye and plenty of ambition. However, she has yet to really display any sort of distinct voice or a particular knack for the craft of storytelling. Her films are mostly very accomplished...

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‘Aloft’ Review: Ambitiously Empty

Philip Brown — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:00:33 +0000

Ambiguity is a crucial strength of many art films and the death of so many more. It’s a delicate quality to court. Get it right and the film is enigmatically fascinating. Get it wrong and the film is merely frustrating. With ‘Aloft’, writer/director Claudia Llosa is clearly striving for something that falls into the former...

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