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Review of Wilson (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Harrelson and Dern, even when portraying total screw-ups, are such winning actors they bring a fair amount of effervescence to the work…

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Review of The Promise (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

The Promise is directed by Terry George, who also helmed Hotel Rwanda, and it's a solid effort…

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Review of They Call Us Monsters (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

These three lives presented offer unique circumstances, but Monsters is quietly provocative, illuminating some of those caught up in an imperfect…

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Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

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Review of War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

I found the machinations tedious - the film is more than two hours long - and there isn't much tension regarding the eventual outcome…

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Review of All I See Is You (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

The film is baffling, seemingly setting up every giant clue about something terrible happening, while only creating a lot of confusion…

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Review of Colossal (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

While the allegorical parts of the film invite you to think, it's probably best to turn off some of your brain for the explanatory backstory…

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Review of The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

it's a nervy work, exhilarating in its refusal to be more accommodating…

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Review of A Cure for Wellness (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

The first half of the film sets up some nice intrigue at a pleasantly languid pace, but then the experience grows frustrating…

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Review of Hounds of Love (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Australian writer/director Ben Young makes a strong debut with Hounds of Love…

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Review of I Am Not Your Negro (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

What transpires is a still-searing indictment of the systemic racism that underpins our civic, moral and cultural institutions…

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Review of Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Despite the grubbiness of the scene, the film has a rosy nostalgia that is an inevitable by-product of middle-aged people looking back at their…

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Review of Get Out (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

let me advise you to get out - get out and see this sure-to-be-talked about film…

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Review of Neruda (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

It is marvelously acted and mostly entertaining, if you don't mind a film that frequently criss-crosses lanes between historical, satirical…

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Review of Victoria & Abdul (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

This is a film that is best enjoyed not thinking about actual British history…

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Review of Dave Made a Maze (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Bill Watterson's indie film Dave Made a Maze is a quirky hybrid of comedy, adventure quest, horror and cardboard. A lot of cardboard…

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Review of Paterson (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

The film is a celebration of everyday poetry, and those who take the time to find it…

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Review of Hunter Gatherer (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Josh Locy's dramedy appears to aim for a whimsical but bittersweet vibe…

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Review of Wakefield (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Beyond a few flashbacks, Wakefield is a one-man vehicle for Cranston, who is fantastic, cycling through the variety of emotions that comprise…

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Review of Frantz (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Frantz depicts how inevitably some measure of healing and progress is necessary for these survivors, however imperfectly plotted their steps forward…

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