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Movie Reviews by Norman Wilner - Page 8 of 49

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Review of The 15:17 to Paris (2018)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 15 Feb 2018

They might have fared better with a filmmaker who actually works with his actors to shape performance and character, something Eastwood has…

Review of Before We Vanish (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 15 Feb 2018

Opening with moments of shocking violence but quickly sliding into absurdist whimsy, this is a weird one even for Kiyoshi Kurosawa…

Review of The Ritual (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 15 Feb 2018

The law of diminishing returns is stalking the movie, too…

Review of Black Panther (2018)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 09 Feb 2018

Black Panther is to the ongoing Marvel project as Coogler's Creed was to the Rocky movies - a film simultaneously beholden to its franchise…

Review of Permission (2018)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 08 Feb 2018

Permission offers a novel spin on its romantic-comedy premise, exploring the idea that people can do stupid things with the best intentions…

Review of Spettacolo (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 08 Feb 2018

Spettacolo may not have the structural ingenuity of the filmmakers' previous work, but as a contemplation of identity and the value and comfort…

Review of The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 07 Feb 2018

Here, we're trapped with experts shouting technobabble at each other for much of the action...and it's just not as compelling…

Review of Winchester (2018)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 07 Feb 2018

Conceived without a thought to pacing or tension, and shot on location in what is very clearly the Australian countryside, it's an empty, seemingly…

Review of Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (2016)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 25 Jan 2018

There's a fascinating thesis tucked into Midnight Return: The Story Of Billy Hayes And Turkey, and it's only partially about the idea contained…

Review of Hollow in the Land (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 25 Jan 2018

You have to be a really talented storyteller to pull this off, and Hollow In The Land suggests that Corkle has a ways to go on that account…

Review of Den of Thieves (2018)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 18 Jan 2018

Although it wants to be a modern-day reworking of the Michael Mann crime classic, this picture fizzles out…

Review of 12 Strong (2018)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 18 Jan 2018

12 Strong is the true story of the first American soldiers who went into Afghanistan following 9/11, and it is the least interesting version…

Review of Paddington 2 (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 12 Jan 2018

There's a warmth and a joy running through the Paddington films that overwhelms in the best possible way, without ever tipping into syrupy…

Review of Insidious: The Last Key (2018)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 10 Jan 2018

Oh, Lin Shaye. These movies don't deserve you…

Review of Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 26 Dec 2017

Pitch Perfect 3 is a satisfying farewell to a franchise that pretty much said everything it needed to say the first time out…

Review of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 19 Dec 2017

There are a couple of really solid laughs, and Kasdan finds a way to soften the most sadistic aspects of the concept that hung over Johnston's…

Review of For Ahkeem (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 14 Dec 2017

Van Soest and Levine were in production when Ferguson exploded over the police shooting of Michael Brown, and they're smart enough to keep…

Review of Downsizing (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 14 Dec 2017

The midsection of Downsizing is something quite wonderful...But once Payne and co-writer Jim Taylor have established their characters, Downsizing…

Review of Molly's Game (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 14 Dec 2017

For a first feature, it's fine - but it's never anything more…

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 07 Dec 2017

Joe Wright slathers this biopic with self-conscious artistry, but Gary Oldman is terrific as Churchill…

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