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Review of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

It is ultimately a film about much life can suck when you try to follow a dream, enough to the point it can make that dream seem undesirable,…

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Review of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Even removed from the rest of Marvel's film catalogue, it would still stand as one of the most fun and entertaining blockbusters not just this…

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Review of Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Saving Mr. Banks is schmaltzy, but it's that good type of schmaltz. It's heart-warming, charming and full of wonderful performances…

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Review of Cold in July (2014)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Gripping and tense old-school thriller with plenty of twists and a retro synth soundtrack…

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Review of Pixels (2010)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

It's insulting to its source material, it's insulting to fans of that source material, and it's insulting to its audience's intelligence…

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Review of Seven Psychopaths (2012)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

The film is incredibly quotable and full of memorable moments, making for a script that never stops delivering…

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Review of The Croods (2013)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

If your kids are in need of some entertainment and have already seen both Monsters University and Frozen, The Croods is definitely not a bad choice…

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Review of Carrie (2013)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Watching the remake of Carrie [over the original] is like replacing your phone with a newer version of the exact same phone…

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Review of Carrie (2002)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Watching the remake of Carrie [over the original] is like replacing your phone with a newer version of the exact same phone…

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Review of Maggie (2015)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

The connection between [Arnold Schwarzenegger] and Abigail Breslin is often very touching…

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Review of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Like the first film, it too often feels like they're making up the story as they go…

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Review of Chef (2014)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Jon Favreau has gone back to making the kind of movies he loves, and I graciously encourage him to continue his career with this amount of…

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Review of Rise of the Guardians (2012)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Rise of the Guardians has some great concepts, but ultimately needed a much more original story to make it seem more like the fresh idea it…

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Review of Divergent (2014)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

All I saw was an overly complicated riff on every YA story cliché…

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Review of Only God Forgives (2013)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

This is style over substance at its worst…

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Review of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Despite being cobbled together from so many familiar pieces, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl feels wholly unique and is one of the best movies…

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Review of Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Zero Dark Thirty is an emotional thrill ride; a film that shows you what it wants you to see and lets you decide your moral stance…

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Review of Interstellar (2014)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Interstellar magnifies Nolan's style to a tremendous degree, but that also means enlarging his own flaws too…

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Review of Paddington (2014)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Paddington may well be the biggest surprise of 2014, and a prime example of how to adapt material aimed at young children right…

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Review of First Born (2016)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Boring and unoriginal horror movie that tries to recapture the feel of 70s classics ... but frustratingly lacks anything scary…

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