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Review of The Lobster (2015)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 01 Jun 2016

I have an appreciation for absurdist fare, but The Lobster is an overcooked comedy that loses steam about halfway through the experience…

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Review of X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 26 May 2016

If only the filmmakers possessed the mutation to travel back in time and make a different movie that's smart and fun like the last two films,…

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Review of Love & Friendship (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 25 May 2016

Love & Friendship is Jane Austen's world at its most devilishly delightful, with Kate Beckinsale giving the performance of her career as a…

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Review of The Nice Guys (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 18 May 2016

It all adds up to The Nice Guys being cool, man, very cool…

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Review of Money Monster (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 18 May 2016

Money Monster isn't deserving of a large investment, but it's dollar-movie worthy…

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Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 18 May 2016

It's Sarandon's best role, and her most complete performance, in years…

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Review of Sing Street (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 11 May 2016

Sing Street very definitely intends to revive those feelings you had at hearing that music and seeing bands you had often never heard of that…

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Review of Captain America: Civil War (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 04 May 2016

[It] leaves plenty of Yeah, but what about ... questions unanswered. But the studio also delivers a few things better than ever here…

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Review of Mother's Day (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 03 May 2016

Unfortunately, the drama is lightweight to go along with the comedy that produces few laughs…

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Review of Born to Be Blue (2015)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 20 Apr 2016

There are highs and lows galore, balancing humor and darkness, in a film that slows to a Baker-speed crawl at times, but Hawke's central performance…

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Review of Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 13 Apr 2016

I like that Barbershop: The Next Cut found a way to weave together such a potent mix of styles, genders and themes and make a movie that makes…

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Review of Criminal (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 13 Apr 2016

One surefire way to ruin a bad movie is to make it an overly complicated bad movie…

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Review of Midnight Special (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 06 Apr 2016

This is lo-fi sci-fi with an emphasis on personal storytelling…

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Review of Demolition (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 06 Apr 2016

A committed-to-the-cause Gyllenhaal isn't enough to save Demolition…

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Review of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 30 Mar 2016

Watching the movie is something like blowing dandelion seeds: a brief moment of joy that passes quickly, meaninglessly disappearing into thin…

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Review of I Saw the Light (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 30 Mar 2016

The cinematic equivalent of a Wikipedia entry…

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Review of Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 24 Mar 2016

Amid all the darkness in our world, Hello, My Name is Doris is a simple, delightful little human comedy. You know, like life itself…

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Review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 24 Mar 2016

While the film's final-act battle delivers better bang than some Marvel movies, Batman v…

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Review of Allegiant (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 23 Mar 2016

The Divergent Series: Embarrassment would have been a better title for the lazy, misguided, weak-womened mess of a third film in a series that…

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Review of 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 17 Mar 2016

It's a small film crafted beautifully to create a claustrophobic nightmare that can stand alone as a quality thriller or as a companion piece…

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