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Review of 306 Hollywood (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 03 Oct 2018

If Wes Anderson made a documentary about a deceased loved one, it might look a lot like this one…

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Review of A Star Is Born (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 01 Oct 2018

The actors' support for each other translates on screen as real communion and their musical performances together are the film's highlight…

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Review of The Hate U Give (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 27 Sep 2018

In a year that has featured Black Panther, Black Klansman, Sorry to Bother You and Blindspotting, who would have predicted that an adaptation…

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Review of The Old Man & the Gun (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 27 Sep 2018

Not since 1982's The Grey Fox, in which the late Richard Farnsworth portrayed stagecoach robber Bill Miner, has a true story about a gangster…

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Review of Smallfoot (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 27 Sep 2018

While the character animation is uninspired (why do these yeti have no noses?), Kirkpatrick pays homage to the physical comedy of Wile E…

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Review of Colette (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 27 Sep 2018

A wonderful sink into the most daring inhabitants of a celebrated era, its central character reflected through various lenses before delivering…

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Review of The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 20 Sep 2018

This surprisingly charming mix of Harry Potter, A Christmas Story and Hugo has enough creepiness for the kids while adults can enjoy the Addams…

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Review of Love, Gilda (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 18 Sep 2018

For a documentary about a comedienne whose greatest gift was joy, Love, Gilda is quite the downer…

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Review of La Haine (1995)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 17 Sep 2018

Well the setup may be a little plot-convenient…

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Review of Blaze (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 16 Sep 2018

One of the most beautiful and moving films ever made about a musician, Blaze reveals its cowriter (with Sybil Rosen)/director Ethan Hawke as…

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Review of Life Itself (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 16 Sep 2018

Dan Fogelman proves that gimmicks like his all-these-people-are-connected surprise of the 'This Is Us' pilot work when they can be expanded…

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Review of A Simple Favor (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 13 Sep 2018

This is one of those movies whose set up promises a lot more than it eventually delivers, yet is still fun due to an Anna Kendrick unchained…

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Review of Hal (2019)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 13 Sep 2018

Scott's documentary may not be perfect, but its loving embrace of an extraordinary filmmaker will hopefully vault him into a pantheon where…

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Review of The Predator (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 10 Sep 2018

There are elements of his One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by way of Terminator 2 monster movie that are certainly entertaining...It works as…

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Review of Don't Leave Home (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 08 Sep 2018

Tully's creepy Catholic allegory hits high notes in its climax that recall Kubrick and Polanski…

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Review of Mandy (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 08 Sep 2018

Panos Cosmatos' drug-fueled revenge flick is a heavy metal giallo with imagery seemingly inspired by a custom van mural painted by Frank Frazetta…

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Review of The Captain (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 04 Sep 2018

For the first time in fifteen years, [Schwentke's] returned to his home country to tell a true story of its past with profound resonance in…

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Review of Madeline's Madeline (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 31 Aug 2018

While the film won't be for those who like their narratives neatly laid out, those willing to experience something different are in for a compelling…

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Review of Searching (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 30 Aug 2018

Chaganty [has] cleverly utilized relatable online investigative tools (who among us has not been frustrated by come-ons offering to find a…

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Review of The Little Stranger (2018)

By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 29 Aug 2018

Abrahamson has cracked this Gothic ghost story with impeccable production design and art direction, a stellar turn by star Gleeson and his…

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