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Review of 12 Years a Slave (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 24 Jan 2019

12 Years a Slave is for those who want to see Ejiofor's brilliance, believe that this history should be told so it will never be repeated --…

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Review of Riddick (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 24 Jan 2019

Riddick is one of those movies that, once you watch it, is destined to likely get mixed up in most people's minds with a lot of other movies…

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Review of Free Birds (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

It is trying very hard not to say anything real one way or another, but it's not amusing enough to distract us from the script, and the script…

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Review of About Time (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

About Time is sweet, wistful and diverting, but a bit insubstantial when it comes to romance…

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Review of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

Reading about the South African leader will provide deeper understanding; to do audio/video dramatic justice to Mandela and his story, a miniseries…

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Review of Philomena (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

Philomena encompasses so much so adroitly -- it really is a remarkable story -- that we can admire its structure as a film, even as we absorb…

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Review of Thor: The Dark World (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

Thor: The Dark World looks great and is moderately good fun, but it lacks the verbal snap and visceral charge of some of its Marvel relatives…

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Review of Oldboy (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

Oldboy is elaborate and complex, but that's not the same thing as being engrossing and deep. It winds up being a better riddle than it is a movie…

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Review of Out of the Furnace (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

Out of the Furnace seems to be striving for the balance of action and introspection found in a lot of classic '70s indies…

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Review of American Hustle (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

There's never a dull moment in American Hustle and the pieces all fit together…

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Review of Carrie (2002)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

There is no way for this Carrie to become a classic -- it is far too close to the earlier film to escape its shadow…

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Review of I Am Zozo (2012)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

What's intriguing about I AM ZOZO is that Di Lalla leaves everything open to interpretation - we can make up our own minds if what's happening…

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Review of Carrie (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

There is no way for this Carrie to become a classic -- it is far too close to the earlier film to escape its shadow…

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Review of Frozen (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 18 Jan 2019

A consistently delightful animated feature, action-packed, beautiful to watch and studded with strong show tunes, Frozen harks back to the…

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Review of 47 Ronin (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 16 Jan 2019

At its best, 47 Ronin is an elegant paean to a philosophy that transcends death and that visually resembles live-action flashes of a Hayao…

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Review of The Lego Movie (2014)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 16 Jan 2019

By the end, directors/writers Phil Lord & Christopher Miller...have tried to have things so many different ways that The LEGO Movie philosophically…

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Review of Lone Survivor (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 16 Jan 2019

This appears to be the movie that its makers intended, but it still feels like a little more depth could have provided much more impact…

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Review of Winter's Tale (2014)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 16 Jan 2019

Winter's Tale is gorgeous and weird and something of a mess…

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Review of Sanitarium (2013)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 16 Jan 2019

[Sanitarium is] an anthology film with a good cast and one-and-a-half strong episodes…

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Review of RoboCop (2014)

By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 16 Jan 2019

RoboCop is a decent action science-fiction film that does make us think and feel, but not as much as it could have given its parameters and heritage…

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