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Review of Cop Car (2015)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

An impossibly sparse indie thriller with a cast of five and not much more going on that its title suggests - which is precisely why it works…

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Review of Delivery Man (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

Vaughn fans will find enough laughs to justify the two hours, but the tonal issues will make it a hard sell for anyone else…

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Review of Dumb and Dumber To (2014)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

It's an absolute joy to see Lloyd Christmas again, and Carrey seems impossibly revitalized…

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Review of Boyhood (1951)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

There's no hand-holding here on the part of Linklater, who presents these events devoid of theatrics, as true to life as fiction can be…

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Review of The Big Short (2015)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

Viewers thirsty for a lecture on collateralized debt obligations from celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain are in for a treat…

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Review of Don Jon (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

There's just enough charm and poignancy here to make it worth a watch. Not a bad start for any first-time filmmaker…

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Review of Django Unchained (2012)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

It's not until the third act that we experience a catharsis of violence, and when it happens, it's just not rooted in the reality of the film…

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Review of Captain Phillips (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

Hanks is very good in the role - downright fantastic in its final minutes - his everyman persona going a long way in eliciting attachment on…

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Review of The Call (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

A surprisingly proficient thriller - even more proficient for the viewer who bails before the final scene…

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Review of The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

Nothing here compares to the spastic, crackling electricity of the interrogation scene between Batman and the Joker in The Dark Knight…

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Review of Blended (2014)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

Avoid Blended like it's your job - because it is. Your future happiness could depend on it…

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Review of Chef (2014)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

Chef might not be the return to form that Favreau and his fans were hoping for, but it's a gentle reminder of his charm, a charm that's gone…

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Review of The Drop (1965)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

Free of the extraneous nuts and bolts that so often come with crime dramas, turning simple moments like a well-placed umbrella into something…

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Review of Dirty Grandpa (2016)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

If vomit could vomit, the upshot might resemble alleged comedy Dirty Grandpa and its titular performance from 72 year-old screen icon Robert De Niro…

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Review of Divergent (2014)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

The pic's charismatic cast turns the skeletal narrative into something functional, making for a surprisingly pleasant ride…

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Review of Bridge of Spies (2015)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

It's rare to see a protagonist who's so gently human, so righteously patriotic, and so believable, making Bridge Of Spies one of the most striking…

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Review of Carrie (2013)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

It's a small miracle that the picture doesn't lean too heavily on one particular topic du jour - bullying - and a major miracle that it's a…

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Review of Chappie (2015)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

A slice of leftover science fiction warmed in a hopelessly outdated conventional oven. One bite hot, gooey goodness, the next cold and undercooked…

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Review of Bullet to the Head (2012)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

A worthy callback to Stallone's glory days…

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Review of Congo (1972)

By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 08 Apr 2016

A goofy mess whose screws aren't loose, but missing entirely…

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