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Review of Now You See Me (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 31 May 2013

The movie is nothing more than an empty spectacle hopelessly riddled with gaping plotholes, narrative coincidences and a final twist that couldn't…

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Review of After Earth (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 31 May 2013

A character notes that Earth is now overrun by all manner of frightening creatures, but those expecting the thrills of King Kong's Skull Island…

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Review of Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 24 May 2013

Generally speaking, any series that has managed to make its way to a sixth installment is running solely on fumes, but that's not the case…

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Review of Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 17 May 2013

While it doesn't quite reach the giddy heights of its 2009 predecessor, this new picture is terrific popcorn entertainment, the sort of bright,…

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Review of The Iceman (2012)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 16 May 2013

Nobody would think to call The Iceman a romanticized version of anything, but when compared to the real-life story of Richard Kuklinski, this…

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Review of The Great Gatsby (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 16 May 2013

Here's the thing about director Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby: It actually remains quite faithful to the book…

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Review of Iron Man 3 (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 04 May 2013

Like Iron Man 2, the movie is generally engaging, occasionally dull, frequently cluttered, and recommended with only the greatest of reservations…

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Review of Repo Man (1984)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 04 May 2013

A playful mood informs Repo Man, yet Cox also takes time to comment on the seamy side of LA, the crushing realities of living in a comformist…

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Review of The Vampire Lovers (1970)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 04 May 2013

Sheridan Le Fanu's classic 1872 novella Carmilla has served as the basis for numerous vampire flicks, although it's probably safe to state…

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Review of Irreconcilable Differences (1984)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 04 May 2013

Writer-director Charles Shyer and writer Nancy Meyers fill their movie with fresh dialogue and Hollywood-insider tidbits, and the roles couldn't…

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Review of Mud (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 26 Apr 2013

With Mud, Jeff Nichols demonstrates once again that he's that rare breed of filmmaker who prefers to bury himself in the dirt of rural America…

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Review of Pain & Gain (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 26 Apr 2013

Not able to get out of the way of a promising movie, Michael Bay, with the apparent support of scripters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely,…

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Review of The Company You Keep (2012)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 26 Apr 2013

Clearly, Redford has no trouble drawing talent; if he's ever interested in remaking Meteor or Midnight in Paris, he's halfway there…

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Review of Oblivion (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 21 Apr 2013

The filmmakers fail to answer a sizable number of questions, electing instead to let audience members fill in the blanks to such an extent…

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Review of Trance (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 12 Apr 2013

Like any good thriller worth its weight in red herrings, Trance keeps the audience guessing for the vast majority of its running time…

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Review of Ginger & Rosa (2012)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 12 Apr 2013

Despite some narrative missteps, Ginger & Rosa should be seen simply for Fanning's exceptional performance, the sort of revelatory turn that…

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Review of 42 (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 12 Apr 2013

The subject of this competent biopic is still overdue for a comprehensive, warts-and-all movie (after all, here was a black man who campaigned…

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Review of Evil Dead (2013)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 05 Apr 2013

Even as a huge fan of The Evil Dead, it's impossible to wholeheartedly embrace this one when just last year we were treated to a cabin-in-the-woods…

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Review of Jurassic Park (1993)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 05 Apr 2013

Spielberg treats us as he does his characters, leading us into a strange land and expecting us to make it out with all our faculties intact;…

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Review of The Real Jurassic Park (1993)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 05 Apr 2013

Spielberg treats us as he does his characters, leading us into a strange land and expecting us to make it out with all our faculties intact;…

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