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Hellboy (2019) Review: Hellish, All Right

Deirdre Crimmins — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:00:36 +0000

The new Hellboy has awfully big shoes to fill. Not only does the movie reboot and serve as a prequel to the ambitious films by Guillermo del Toro, it also recast the big red guy himself. Sadly, it’s a slog and a mess. Starting just after a long ago battle between King Arthur (Mark Stanley)...

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‘American Honey’ Review: Sweet But Slow-Moving

Philip Brown — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 16:00:36 +0000

The latest feature from writer/director Andrea Arnold (‘Fish Tank‘, ‘Wuthering Heights’) shows an artist growing in her personal style and ambition, but is also the textbook definition of “too much of a good thing.” When Arnold’s rambling, improvisational production style meshes with her vision of lost American youth, ‘American Honey’ can be an electrifying observational...

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TIFF Journal: ‘American Honey’

Philip Brown — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 15:00:30 +0000

‘American Honey’ is a tricky movie because most of its greatest strengths double down as its biggest weaknesses. The American debut from British filmmaker Andrea Arnold (‘Fish Tank‘) is a rambling road odyssey populated primarily by non-actors (plus Shia LeBeouf). The movie is defined more by fleeting moments of atmosphere and character than by plot...

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