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Review of Man of Steel (2013)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 12 Jun 2013

Part Superman, part Superman II, part Thor and part Dieux du Stade calendar shoot…

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Review of The Great Gatsby (2013)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 08 May 2013

A bug-eyed, elbows-akimbo art deco migraine that gives one the horrifying sensation of being trapped at a theme party thrown on a cruise ship…

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Review of Evil Dead (2013)

By Brian Juergens (209) for CampBlood.org (64) on 01 Apr 2013

The most fun I've had all year trying not to vomit…

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Review of Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 01 Mar 2013

While it's no classic, casual fans of well-staged action, decently-rendered CGI, and stature-indiscriminate sausage parties might want to check…

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Review of Mama (2013)

By Brian Juergens (209) for CampBlood.org (64) on 17 Jan 2013

At long last, Vicki Lawrence is robbed of her title of Most Terrifying Mama - though it stumbles in its final scenes, this slow-burn creepfest…

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Review of The Guilt Trip (2012)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 19 Dec 2012

While doting mothers may go for its gentle, corny brand of apron string S&M, there's not much there for the rest of us to enjoy…

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Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 14 Dec 2012

While the 48fps reads very much as American soap opera in the early scenes, it's quite effective in the rousing, vertigo-laced action sequences…

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Review of Cloud Atlas (2012)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 24 Oct 2012

This is not a movie, it is a manifesto. A gonzo, breathtaking, and deeply humane celebration of the underserved, the undervalued, and the oppressed…

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Review of Gayby (2012)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 09 Oct 2012

A fresh, breezy take on modern gay life and platonic love delivered with disarming enthusiasm and genuine wit…

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Review of Gayby (2010)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 09 Oct 2012

A fresh, breezy take on modern gay life and platonic love delivered with disarming enthusiasm and genuine wit…

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Review of How to Survive a Plague (2012)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 16 Sep 2012

This astonishing assemblage of archive material from the ground zero of the AIDS crisis is more than a history lesson - it is a rousing, essential…

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Review of In the Family (2011)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 21 Jun 2012

More than just a carefully-crafted exercise in naturalism and restraint - Family is a beautiful, bold, and staggeringly moving film…

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Review of Battleship (2012)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 17 May 2012

A deafening, seizure-inducing, patently ridiculous full-length military ad co-directed by Michael Bay and a trash compactor…

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Review of Dark Shadows (2012)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 17 May 2012

By refusing to go either full-on melodrama or pure sendup, they've sentenced the original show's characters to an eternity of being upstaged…

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Review of Struck by Lightning (2013)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 17 May 2012

An unexpectedly serious-minded comedy that sets itself apart from other teen fare by tackling adolescent ambition without the safety net of…

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Review of Going Down in La-La Land (2011)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 19 Apr 2012

Going Down doesn't stray far from the Hollywood Cautionary Tale formula - but credit for making a downward spiral feel as gritty as a mid-afternoon…

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Review of The Iron Lady (2011)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 13 Jan 2012

As a biography, it's a ridiculous mess - but as entertainment, this bizarre jukebox biopic built around the expectedly brilliant Streep is…

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Review of Shame (2011)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 02 Dec 2011

A handsome movie about a handsome guy with serious issues and a Platinum card. It's kind of like American Psycho without the body count…

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Review of Making the Boys (2011)

By Brian Juergens (209) for AfterElton.com (45) on 22 Nov 2011

An entertaining and compelling reason to either reconsider the polarizing work or to experience it for the first time with due regard for its…

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Review of My Week with Marilyn (2011)

By Brian Juergens (209) for CampBlood.org (64) on 18 Nov 2011

Williams' captivating performance generates the unearthly glow of something too beautiful and too fragile to grasp…

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