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Review of Half Nelson (2006)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 27 Jun 2018

Half-Nelson leans on its powerful performances to build up to one powerful, unforgettable moment…

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Review of Your Highness (2010)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 18 Jun 2018

Entirely too long, unworthy of the cast's talent and beyond stupid, Your Highness was greenlit for some reason and widely released while so…

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Review of Your Highness (2011)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 18 Jun 2018

Entirely too long, unworthy of the cast's talent and beyond stupid, Your Highness was greenlit for some reason and widely released while so…

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Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 02 Jun 2018

Joe Wright skillfully adapts a classic book into a stylized film whose theatrical flair proves too distracting to be functional…

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Review of The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 19 May 2018

So unusual and completely engaging. I watched this twice and was absorbed both times. Fantastic and very disturbing acting from young lead…

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Review of The Immigrant (2013)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 18 May 2018

The Immigrant's high point is not its unsurprising story, but its layered characters bettered by strong performances…

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Review of Face/Off (1997)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 18 May 2018

Even though the over-the-top acting and melodramatic action is a decent guilty pleasure, part of me wanted to see the film take more risks…

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Review of The Departed (2006)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 17 May 2018

The Departed already benefits from a great cast and a well-plotted story but Scorsese's infusion of blood-splattered energy makes it even better…

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Review of A Ghost Story (2017)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 17 May 2018

Shot in a boxy aspect ratio to imagine bereavement as a white-sheeted ghost trapped in a vault of time, this deceptively simple but ponderous…

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Review of Ghostbusters (1984)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 16 May 2018

It hasn't aged all that well and the entire story seems horrendously inconsequential, but Bill Murray provides enough laughs to tide the audience…

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Review of Scarface (1932)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 15 May 2018

Scarface tells the epic story of the rise and fall of an immigrant gangster complete with bloody hardcore action as well as careful examination…

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Review of Scarface (1983)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 15 May 2018

Scarface tells the epic story of the rise and fall of an immigrant gangster complete with bloody hardcore action as well as careful examination…

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Review of L.A. Confidential (1997)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 14 May 2018

Though it dips in the middle, LA Confidential's strong characters and complex plot carry it from arresting start to gripping finish…

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Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 11 May 2018

Oldman's performance was indeed excellent but the story is not. If you've seen Dunkirk, it's like a replay…

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Review of Atonement (2007)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 10 May 2018

From the rapid, rhythmic soundtrack to the jaw-dropping cinematography, Atonement proves that sometimes the film can be better than the book…

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Review of Babel (2006)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 06 May 2018

Though long and tiring, authentic performances and precise directing by Inarritu make this epic multi-plot worth watching…

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Review of Babel (2008)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 06 May 2018

Though long and tiring, authentic performances and precise directing by Inarritu make this epic multi-plot worth watching…

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Review of The Usual Suspects (1995)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 29 Apr 2018

The Usual Suspects piles loads of exposition on an already straining plot until the added thin characters break the film…

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Review of Hostiles (2017)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 28 Apr 2018

Hostiles doesn't justify its overly long runtime and isolated emotional beats making it a hit for a few and a miss for many…

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Review of Selma (2014)

By Mark Jay K (158) on 28 Apr 2018

A film with great drama that is, at the same time, also down to earth. Selma grippingly portraits King's struggle against segregation…

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