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‘Jackie’ Review: Tragic Memories, Pretty Dresses

Philip Brown — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:00:30 +0000

‘Jackie’ is one of those movies that attempts to humanize a famous face known mostly from photographs. The Jackie in question is of course the widow of the great John F. Kennedy. His story has been told many times before. This time, the focus is on the extraordinary grief and tragedy that that the First...

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‘The Magnificent Seven’ (2016) Review: The “Seven” Part Is Accurate

Philip Brown — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 19:00:42 +0000

No one ever asked for a remake of ‘The Magnificent Seven’. Quite apart from the fact that the original movie is a product of its time, the thing was already a remake of ‘Seven Samurai’. Remaking a remake sounds more like a parody of Hollywood unoriginality than a real project. Yet somehow here we are....

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‘Pawn Sacrifice’ Review: Quit Searching, They Found Bobby Fischer

Philip Brown — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:00:06 +0000

The tale of mentally ill chess genius Bobby Fischer has endured for many years over many films. Yet somehow no ever delivered the full-on bio-pic treatment before now. It’s odd given that Fischer managed to make chess an international phenomenon at the height of the Cold War and then endured a tragic downfall. All the...

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Now Playing: ‘Lovelace’ Goes Deep

Bryan Kluger — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 19:00:54 +0000

‘Lovelace’ is the first of two films this year based on the porn phenomenon Linda Lovelace, who rose to superstardom in the early ’70s with the film ‘Deep Throat’. [Ed: ‘Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story’, starring Sasha Grey, hasn’t been scheduled for a release date yet. –JZ] This bio-pic might’ve been a disaster, but directors...

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Now Playing: Sweet Smell of ‘Jasmine’

Bryan Kluger — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:00:47 +0000

Woody Allen is one of the most prolific filmmakers of the last 100 years. Despite his age, he continues to push out an original film each and every year. His latest, called ‘Blue Jasmine’, fares better than some of his recent efforts and will leave a lasting impression. Assisted by one hell of cast, Allen’s...

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‘The Killing’ 3.10 Recap: “Salisbury Steak Isn’t Steak”

Aaron Peck — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:00:36 +0000

Say what you will about ‘The Killing’ (anyone who reads these recaps knows that I’ve said plenty), but the show sure knows how to pack a wallop during the face-to-face conversations. The story might be muddled as hell, but this week’s episode has some intense scenes going on. Let’s see, how many emotions does Linden...

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‘The Killing’ 3.05 Recap: “Just Like Old Times”

Aaron Peck — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:00:30 +0000

While ‘The Killing’ tends to be a slow-moving show to begin with, we’ve hit the mid-season doldrums where the story takes an even more glacial pace than normal. My fears about Peter Sarsgaard are coming true. As much as I like him as an actor, and as much as I’m interested in his character’s story,...

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‘The Killing’ 3.04 Recap: “The Truth Is That We’ve All Got a Death Sentence”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:00:50 +0000

Aaron is tied up with other things at the moment and asked me to cover the latest episode of ‘The Killing’ for him. So, let’s see what’s going down in the dreary, miserable, murder-ridden and perpetually rain-soaked city of Seattle this week. I’m still not sure that I’m fully on board with this season’s serial...

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‘The Killing’ 3.03 Recap: “Welcome Back”

Aaron Peck — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:00:24 +0000

Unfortunately, it looks as if the perpetually downtrodden duo of Linden and Holder will spend much, if not all, of this season of ‘The Killing’ tracking a serial killer. Is this the last gasp of a show that technically already gasped last? The serial killer angle is too easy for a show that prides itself...

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‘The Killing’ 3.01 & 3.02 Recaps: “I Break Things”

Aaron Peck — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:00:41 +0000

Sunday sure was a pessimistic downer when it came to TV. Over on HBO, ‘Game of Thrones’ reminded us that there’s nothing that show won’t do and no storytelling convention it won’t break. A few channels down the Comcast menu, AMC aired the two-hour premiere of the shortly-canceled-then-revived ‘The Killing’, which was just as sullen...

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Sundance Journal: ‘Lovelace’

Aaron Peck — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:00:32 +0000

The moment it was announced that ‘Lovelace’ would play at Sundance, controversy mounted. Porn was everywhere at Sundance this year, but for some reason, the story of Linda Lovelace seemed to be the movie that took most of the antagonistic flak from outsiders. Like me, they most likely didn’t know the whole story. I admit...

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Sundance Journal: ‘Robot & Frank’

Luke Hickman — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:48 +0000

While the Sundance Film Festival is held mostly in Park City, a large number of screenings are also held in Salt Lake City and three other Northern Utah locations. To celebrate the festival’s opening in Salt Lake City, an opening night gala screening was held on Friday, the day after the festival kicked off in...

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