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Review of Nocturnal Animals (2016)

By Lyn (176) on 15 Apr 2017

Many scenes in this stylish film leave you asking why? -- but not necessarily in a good way. Why does it end as it does…

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Review of Paterson (2016)

By Lyn (176) on 15 Apr 2017

Scanning the reviews of Paterson, I felt like I was the only person who watched it with growing dread…

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Review of Born to Be Blue (2016)

By Lyn (176) on 06 Apr 2017

Subtle, understated and bleak, this is another story about the intersection of music and addiction…

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Review of Silence (2016)

By Lyn (176) on 02 Apr 2017

I found this long-awaited Scorsese film riveting, thought-provoking and profound…

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Review of Silence (2016)

By Lyn (176) on 02 Apr 2017

I found this long-awaited Scorsese film riveting, thought-provoking and profound…

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Review of Silence (2016)

By Lyn (176) on 01 Apr 2017

I found this long-awaited Scorsese film riveting, thought-provoking and profound…

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Review of 20th Century Women (2016)

By Lyn (176) on 31 Mar 2017

I usually like Annette Bening, but found her character in this movie incredibly annoying…

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Review of Genius (2016)

By Lyn (176) on 12 Sep 2016

This film makes a valiant effort to portray the writer/editor relationship -- so it's starting out with a tough mission…

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Review of Youth (2015)

By Lyn (176) on 06 Mar 2016

The lead actor in this director's The Great Beauty had a world-weary face you could get lost in, and he kept you connected during all of that…

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Review of Love & Mercy (2015)

By Lyn (176) on 27 Nov 2015

I wondered what this movie could offer that I hadn't learned from documentaries about Brian Wilson -- his musical genius and his personal struggles…

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Review of Ricki and the Flash (2015)

By Lyn (176) on 27 Nov 2015

Don't think you will see a reprise of Meryl Streep's rollicking musical performance that concludes Postcards From the Edge…

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Review of What If (2013)

By Lyn (176) on 26 Nov 2015

This movie captures a bit of the hopeful/angsty/goofy attitude typical of a lot of millennials I know…

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Review of Citizenfour (2014)

By Lyn (176) on 11 Sep 2015

The subject matter is important, so I'm keeping my rating in the upper part of the yellow section…

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Review of Winter Sleep (2014)

By Lyn (176) on 10 Jul 2015

To enjoy Winter Sleep, it will help to have a high tolerance for films in which people talk endlessly about their ideas, grudges, disappointments…

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Review of Low Down (2014)

By Lyn (176) on 07 Jul 2015

John Hawkins, Glenn Close, and even Lena Hedey & Peter Dinklage (in smaller parts) are really good in their gritty, melancholy roles…

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Review of While We're Young (2015)

By Lyn (176) on 04 Jul 2015

I like Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts, and laughed at some of the wacky, self-deluding ways that this quintessentially New York couple tried to…

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Review of Big Eyes (2014)

By Lyn (176) on 26 Jun 2015

This film is well-acted but frustrating. Adams is her usual charming self and Waltz is his usual sparkling-sinister self…

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Review of Mr. Turner (2014)

By Lyn (176) on 15 Jun 2015

I think more insights about Turner's art and technique would have enriched this character study -- just think of how Amadeus embraced Mozart's…

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Review of Cake (2015)

By Lyn (176) on 09 Jun 2015

She's still gorgeous, of course, but Jennifer Aniston finally has reached the point where some pretty good makeup and a depressed demeanor…

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Review of Cake (2014)

By Lyn (176) on 08 Jun 2015

She's still gorgeous, of course, but Jennifer Aniston finally has reached the point where some pretty good makeup and a depressed demeanor…

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