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Review of The Shape of Water (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 16 Dec 2017

If The Shape of Water never quite breaks out of the confines of what's basically a tale as old as time, it's still an artfully executed diversion…

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Review of The Disaster Artist (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 11 Dec 2017

The spiritual companion piece to Ed Wood, The Disaster Artist is another cheerful Hollywood-insider piece about a man whose ambitions far outweigh…

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Review of Last Flag Flying (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 04 Dec 2017

Last Flag Flying will certainly stir memories of the 1973 Jack Nicholson vehicle The Last Detail, and that's no accident…

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Review of Wind River (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 18 Nov 2017

What can pass as a standard murder-mystery instead becomes a remarkably complex exploration of various malaises, including the agony of familial…

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Review of Justice League (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 18 Nov 2017

Justice League defaults to the problems that have plagued all the pre-Wonder Woman DCEU films, and while it offers more pleasures than its…

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Review of Lady Bird (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 18 Nov 2017

Coming-of-age movies can often feel as ubiquitous as superhero films, yet Lady Bird turns out to be one of those special efforts that manages…

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Review of Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 13 Nov 2017

The changes that Branagh and Green make to the novel and the remarkably faithful 1974 version are baffling, leading to a film that feels as…

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Review of Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 04 Nov 2017

This is Asgard by way of The Comedy Store, an approach inspired not so much by previous Avengers-related entries but by Deadpool and Guardians…

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Review of The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 04 Nov 2017

The Killing of a Sacred Deer should serve as the perfect antidote for those annoyed that the seasonal cheer is already being foisted upon us…

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Review of Personal Shopper (2016)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 02 Nov 2017

Stewart's subdued turn nicely dovetails with the story's ethereal elements, but the inclusion of an obvious murder-mystery works against the…

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Review of Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 27 Oct 2017

There's an awful lot of weight for one movie to carry, but the strain really only becomes apparent during the latter passages…

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Review of Suburbicon (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 27 Oct 2017

Given the ghastly result, perhaps the Coens should sue, since it's almost inconceivable that their original idea bore much resemblance to a…

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Review of The House (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 20 Oct 2017

Even movies like Requiem for a Dream and Midnight Express contain more laughs than The House…

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Review of The Snowman (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 20 Oct 2017

A muddled thriller that appears to have been edited by a blind man wildly swinging an ax…

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Review of Queen of the Desert (2015)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 20 Oct 2017

With so many classics to his name, the legendary Werner Herzog need not apologize for helming Queen of the Desert -- it's just shocking that…

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Review of Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 20 Oct 2017

Enormously entertaining, enormously educational, and enormously moving…

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Review of Only the Brave (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 20 Oct 2017

A competent if conventional drama. But who gets the blame for that wince-inducing CGI bear hurtling through the woods like an ursine Human Torch…

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Review of The Foreigner (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 17 Oct 2017

Chan often feels like a visitor in his own film, and the script attempts some plot pirouettes that don't always flow gracefully…

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Review of Happy Death Day (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 17 Oct 2017

Derives a fair amount of mileage out of its canny premise…

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Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 06 Oct 2017

Is Blade Runner 2049 a masterpiece like its predecessor? Definitely not…

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