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Review of Rebel (2013)

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

Part talking-head documentary, part second-rate reenacted drama, Rebel is never quite sure what it wants to be and ends up playing both sides…

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Review of Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)

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

Takes some unique angles at familiar situations and allows the nerdy chemistry between its leads to play out naturally…

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Review of Blood Cousins (2012)

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

When the sarcasm, silliness, and genuine family moments are executed well during the journey, Blood Cousins triggers some hearty laugher…

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Review of Joy (2015)

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

Director David O…

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Review of Into the Woods (2014)

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

Fans of the stage play might have an invested interest, but with the exception of a few technical achievements, this isn't a musical with anything…

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Review of 12 Years a Slave (2013)

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

Capturing the harsh realities of the era, the film is extremely powerful and should be considered essential viewing for everyone…

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Review of The Theory of Everything (2014)

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

The screenplay's shortcomings do not take away from Eddie Redmayne's finely-tuned characterization or Felicity Jones' epitomizing devotion…

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Review of The Walking Deceased (2015)

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

Director Scott Dow and writer/actor Tim Ogletree have made a flick with zero laughs and no creative drive whatsoever…

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Review of Captain Phillips (2013)

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

It's the year's most well-crafted dramatic thriller on both a technical and emotional level…

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Review of Now En Español (2015)

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

Director/writer/producer Andrea Meller gives audiences an entertaining narrative about friendship, family, the challenge of being a Latino…

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Review of Life of Pi (2012)

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

Ang Lee and screenwriter David Magee managed to take Yann Martel's novel about a young boy and a tiger lost at sea and make it sing visually…

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Review of The Second Mother (2015)

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

Themes of classism and motherhood run deep as lines are crossed and characters maneuver their way through uncomfortable domestic situations…

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Review of Young Adult (2011)

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

Charlize Theron embraces her lack of congeniality with a remarkable combination of resentment, hostility, and self-hatred that is both uncomfortable…

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Review of Steve Jobs (2015)

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

Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin pens the type of fast-paced, clever and sardonic dialogue he lives for, but also gives Jobs a series…

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Review of Pitch Perfect (2012)

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

A conventional film built around an entertaining soundtrack…

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Review of The Imitation Game (1980)

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

Norwegian director Morten Tyldum occasionally settles on conventional biopic devices, but doesn't allow the narrative to lose any momentum…

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Review of Room (2015)

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

The relationship between Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay's characters is genuine, and the fact that the film is told through the eyes of a child…

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Review of Rezeta (2012)

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

It's at its best when the boy-meets-girl storyline refuses to get bogged down by cliché…

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Review of Amour (2012)

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

It's undeniably tragic without being sentimental and easily the best non-American film of the year…

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Review of Wadjda (2012)

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

There's a sense of hope that resonates with a character as confident as Wadjda that can't be ignored…

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