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Pattinson, stupid crooks on the run, a good enough time in Good Time

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 17, 2017Crime comedy, New York, Safdies, After Hours

Wind River has crime thriller pedigree, showcases Jeremy Renner's quiet skill

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 13, 2017Murder mystery, Wyoming

Annabelle Creation: A scary movie that doesn't even need Annabelle

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 11, 2017horror, blumhouse, sequels, prequels

Weinstein's Menashe is a universally relevant Hasid trip

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 10, 2017Jewish-American cinema, Indie films, Comedy-drama, Yiddish

Landline: A big-screen movie we'd rather see on episodic cable TV

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 3, 2017Female oriented comedy, Family intrigue, Comedy, infidelity

The Dark Tower: A whole lot of Stephen King whittled into generic sci-fi trifle

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 3, 2017Stephen King, Fantasy, action-adventure

The Trip to SPAIN: Duelling Brandos, Caine (again) and a glum dessert

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 3, 2017British comedy, Travel, Food

Bigelow's Detroit a micro horror movie amid a mass race riot

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 3, 2017Racial themes, 20th Century, Reality-based movies

Brigsby Bear: A cynic's nightmare, an optimist's dream

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 2, 2017fantasy, Sundance, indie, quirky comedy

Shin Godzilla: A 60-year-old monster franchise evolves into political satire

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 1, 2017Godzilla, Monsters, Political satire, Japanese films

Atomic Blonde: Charlize gets her kicks in MI6

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 27, 2017Espionage, Action, Cold War

Sex, death and a dangerous Victorian mouseburger in Lady Macbeth

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 26, 2017Period films, Victorian, Classical erotica

Girls Trip: Gross-Out Guffaws In the name of Everlasting Sisterhood

Girls Trip: Gross-Out Guffaws In the name of Everlasting Sisterhood

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJuly 21, 2017comedy, bad behaviour, gross-out

The Black Prince: Majestic Costumes But Pacing, Acting Fit For Serfs

The Black Prince: Majestic Costumes But Pacing, Acting Fit For Serfs

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 21, 2017Period films, Victorian England, Colonial India

DUNKIRK: Christopher Nolan's Clockwork War Binge

DUNKIRK: Christopher Nolan's Clockwork War Binge

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 21, 2017World War II, action-adventure, Military history

a ghost story: contemplative film exploring death both affecting and beautiful

a ghost story: contemplative film exploring death both affecting and beautiful

By Karen Gordon

Review, InterviewJuly 20, 2017suspense, Supernatural, Mortality

Valerian and the city of a thousand planets: beaucoup de grésille, pas de steak

Valerian and the city of a thousand planets: beaucoup de grésille, pas de steak

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 20, 2017Science fiction, space opera, French film

Ape-ocalypse Now!: War For The Planet Of The Apes goes full Kurtz

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 12, 2017Science fiction, Blockbusters, Planet Of The Apes, post-apocalypse

The Little Hours: Forsooth a harmless jape, less than the sum of its cast

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 11, 2017Comedy, Medieval, Funny or Die, History

13 Minutes: Nazis still evil, torture still horrible

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 7, 2017World War II, Drama, Hitler assassination plots