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Review of A Long Way Down (2014)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

A life of its own is exactly what this slight and silly film lacks…

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Review of Bad Words (2013)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

Bad Words has a dark, nasty streak a mile wide, but there is something ever so slightly redemptive at its core, that makes it more than just…

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Review of Spring Breakers (2013)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

A pseudo-shocking, recent entry in the ongoing, extremely competitive, worst-movie-ever-made contest…

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Review of My Old Lady (2014)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

A quiet, thoughtful and ultimately satisfying film, My Old Lady is a truly well-executed story told by some of the finest actors you can possibly…

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Review of Cinderella (2013)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

Like everything in this lovely, straightforward film, their transformation was exactly what you expect from this familiar tale, only more beautiful…

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Review of On the Road (2012)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

Kristin Stewart reminded me of why I liked her in the first place, in movies like Into the Wild…

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Review of For No Good Reason (2012)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

Ralph Steadman deserves a better documentary than For No Good Reason, a serviceable but shallow look into his life and artistic process…

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Review of Listen Up Philip (2014)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

Woody Allen and Wes Anderson had a baby and it's called Listen Up, Philip…

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Review of In a World... (2013)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

What a completely delightful surprise the film In a World was…

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Review of Wish I Was Here (2014)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

A mean streak runs down the middle of this movie, and Braff does not wear it well…

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Review of Magic in the Moonlight (2014)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

Firth and Stone both play magicians whose careers are built on a very willing suspension of disbelief, and Magic in the Moonlight requires that too…

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Review of Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

Cynical dark comedy Better Living Through Chemistry stands out against other foul-mouthed, indie-ish capers for one reason: Sam Rockwell…

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Review of The Two Faces of January (2014)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

The real star is unquestionably Oscar Isaac, who doesn't have the major material that he had in Inside LLewyn Davis, but who is clearly an…

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Review of Labor Day (2013)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

Kate Winslet can't really do any wrong from an acting standpoint and this was no exception…

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Review of The Selfish Giant (2013)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

The Selfish Giant is a beautiful, profound, perfectly acted film…

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Review of Life Itself (2014)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

My only complaint about the expansive, emotional documentary Life Itself, about legendary film critic Roger Ebert, is that you really can't…

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Review of Mortdecai (2015)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

I feel Mortdecai went into production on the sole premise of Johnny Depp wears a silly moustache, and people thought the poster would look…

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Review of Inside Out (2015)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

Inside Out was creative, insightful, beautiful and moving, but it was not hilarious; indeed, it might have benefited from a few fart jokes,…

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Review of Don Jon (2013)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

The entire film is elevated by Julianne Moore, who is meant to illustrate the difference in maturity levels in the characters, but also demonstrates…

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Review of The Kings of Summer (2013)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

It's a simple story that fails to transcend meaningfully…

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