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Review of Mission Park (2013)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

The framework is a tired one, especially when the screenplay doesn't deviate from hitting familiar plot devices…

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Review of Cry Now (2014)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

Alberto Barboza's direction is solid, but the script lacks a reason why this relationship should work and never fully explains whether the…

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Review of The Debt (2010)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

Unpredictable throughout, The Debt may harp on the fine line between fact and fiction a bit much, but with Helen Mirren on board, there's little…

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Review of The Big Short (2015)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

It's about as entertaining as listening to a comedian do a stand-up routine on predatory lending…

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Review of Amy (2015)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

A heartbreaking and eye-opening look into celebrity culture. Reveals the iconic singer's downfall with admiration and insight…

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Review of The Revenant (2015)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

Takes a harrowing tale of survival and revenge and gives Leonardo DiCaprio the most physically demanding role of his career, which he effortlessly…

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Review of The Art of Getting By (2011)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

A self-important, stock indie that finds a way to hit every superficial cliche possible and still has the audacity to flaunt itself as a thoughtful…

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Review of The Muppets (2011)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

None of it comes off as clever as it probably did on paper…

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Review of Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle (2014)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

Man in the Middle, despite its restrictive one-hour runtime, is an effective biography that allows viewers to see this explosive era through…

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Review of Big Eyes (2014)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

Filmmaker Tim Burton strays slightly from his wheelhouse, but it's a welcomed change of pace…

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Review of Into the Storm (2014)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

Ignore the unconvincing performances and tinge of environmental proselytizing and focus on the computer-generated wind ripping apart a computer-generated…

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Review of Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

As with most of his films, Michael Bay doesn't take the less-is-more approach when it comes to spectacle…

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Review of Super 8 (2011)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

The movie doesn't have all the elements necessary to make it a true classic, but there are some admirable things it accomplishes, especially…

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Review of The Lion King (1994)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

The massive wildebeest stampede and Scar's Third Reich-inspired musical number were already phenomenal 17 years ago without the additional…

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Review of Bridesmaids (2011)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

Kristen Wiig has written a lead role for herself with some great awkward moments usually regulated for fools of the male variety…

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Review of Grandma (2015)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

Sweet, funny and delightfully acerbic, watching actress Lily Tomlin do her best work since earning an Oscar nom for 1976's Nashville is monumental…

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Review of Ruby Sparks (2012)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

Screenwriter/actress Zoe Kazan shows signs of potential, but she fluffs up Sparks instead of examining its darker elements…

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Review of The Hateful Eight (2015)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

This might be second-tier Tarantino, but there's plenty to enjoy, especially composer Ennio Morricone's extraordinary score…

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Review of Cars 2 (2011)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

The problems start and end with the uninspired, witless and convoluted script…

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Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 26 Jan 2018

Takes the research, analysis, interviews, red tape, dead ends and backroom politics of investigative journalism and turns it into an art form…

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