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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Review: How the West Was Weird

Jason Gorber — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 18:00:51 +0000

The Coen brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is simultaneously an odd addition to their oeuvre and yet perfectly in keeping with their wild, acerbic tone. The film was birthed as a television anthology of Western tales, a pulpy collection of short stories tied together by little more than the dusty setting. From there, it...

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Cannes Journal: ‘Wildlife’

Jason Gorber — Thu, 31 May 2018 17:00:57 +0000

Paul Dano explodes out of the gate with his directorial debut. ‘Wildlife’ immediately establishes him as an independent director to be contended with. Written in collaboration with Zoe Kazan and based on a novel by Richard Ford, this period family drama is as emotionally raw and intellectually enriching as many of the roles Dano has...

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‘The Big Sick’ Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:00:11 +0000

Are you sick with anticipation waiting for the results of our last contest? We’ve got the cure – five Blu-ray copies of ‘The Big Sick’ that we’re giving away today! As explained in the original post, we challenged you to provide funny or clever captions for the following image: Honorable Mentions NJScorpio: “…big SICK…I said,...

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Contest: Win ‘The Big Sick’ on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:00:45 +0000

Yes, two contests in one week! Our latest prize is totally sick! We’re giving away Kumail Nanjiani’s acclaimed indie comedy/drama ‘The Big Sick‘ on Blu-ray. Enter for your chance to win. You should know the drill by now. To win a copy of the disc, all you have to do is participate in our photo...

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‘The Deuce’ Pilot Recap: “Not Everybody Gets to Be Successful”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 12:00:57 +0000

With their new HBO drama ‘The Deuce’, creators David Simon and George Pelecanos apply the same meticulous attention to detail and local atmosphere to the 1970s porn industry that they brought to ‘The Wire’ and ‘Treme’. This may be the most promising new show of the year. Set in 1971 and based in New York...

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‘The Big Sick’ Review: A Cure for the Ailing Rom-Com

Philip Brown — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:00:15 +0000

The rom-com has been in rough shape over the last few years. Thankfully, Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon were able to take their unique and true love story and transform it into one of the most moving, hilarious and original spins on age-old romantic comedy tropes in years. The film essentially crams...

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Sundance Journal: ‘The Big Sick’

Luke Hickman — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 18:00:59 +0000

I have yet to watch an episode of HBO’s hit comedy ‘Silicon Valley’, so ‘The Big Sick’ was my introduction to Pakistani comedian-turned-actor/writer Kumail Nanjiani. With the help of producers Judd Apatow and Berry Mendel, Nanjiani makes his debut as the lead in an autobiographical dramedy that he co-wrote with his wife, Emily V. Gordon....

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‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ Review: Political Satire Lacks Teeth

Philip Brown — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:00:17 +0000

As part of his ongoing quest to make at least one film in every genre regardless of whether or not he’s suited to the material, director David Gordon Green has now delivered his version of a spin doctor satire in the mold of ‘Wag the Dog’ or ‘The Candidate’. Taking homegrown media manipulation and dirty...

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‘What If’ Review: When Harry Swore at Sally

Philip Brown — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:00:51 +0000

‘What If’ poses the question “Can men and women really be friends?” for about the billionth time in a romantic comedy, and the answer is once again, “No, because they’re probably, secretly super in love.” For anyone who has seen ‘When Harry Met Sally’ or pretty much any romantic comedy with ambition since, ‘What If’...

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Weekend Movies: Hollywood Needs to Step It Up

Luke Hickman — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:00:51 +0000

The future of the Galaxy is at risk of being upset by Michael Bay’s second waste of time this summer. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ will face stiff competition this weekend from the Bay-produced reboot of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‘. Director Jonathan Liebesman (‘Battle: Los Angeles‘ and ‘Wrath of the Titans‘) helms this retelling of the...

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Now Playing: True (Fictional) Romance

Luke Hickman — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:00:20 +0000

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the directors of 2006’s ‘Little Miss Sunshine‘, have finally returned to the big screen with ‘Ruby Sparks’, an intriguing, entertaining and downright charming little romantic comedy with a very creative and original premise. For me, ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ is an all-around perfect film; I wouldn’t change a thing about it....

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