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Review of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 11 May 2017

This film is so choked with CGI battles, enormous mastodons, and flaming dark warriors, it gradually loses its grounding, making Arthur little…

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Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 04 May 2017

For the sequel, Gunn has stuck to the formula that worked so well in the first film, and even if you can feel the strain of repetition, he…

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Review of The Promise (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 20 Apr 2017

As much as the film's humanist politics can be appreciated, you simply cannot ignore the clumsiness of its approach and its ham-fisted way…

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Review of The Promise (2016)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 20 Apr 2017

As much as the film's humanist politics can be appreciated, you simply cannot ignore the clumsiness of its approach and its ham-fisted way…

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Review of Free Fire (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 20 Apr 2017

Wheatley, who co-wrote the script with longtime collaborator Amy Jump, has created a perfect vehicle for his brand of hyper-violence and hilarious…

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Review of T2 Trainspotting (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 13 Apr 2017

The quartet of gifted actors can't possibly match their youthful charisma…

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Review of Personal Shopper (2016)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 13 Apr 2017

Olivier Assayas, along with his co-creator Kristen Stewart, have, in Personal Shopper, forged a thoroughly fascinating film that works on multiple…

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Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 10 Mar 2017

What this film does remarkably well is give us a full-bodied Kong that moves and acts in a way that seems utterly befitting a giant of this magnitude…

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Review of Logan (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 03 Mar 2017

There will doubtlessly be other superhero movies to follow this sort of tragic trajectory, but they won't have the luxury of utilizing an actor…

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Review of Get Out (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 24 Feb 2017

If America's pervasive racial division is ever to be traversed, it will likely be up to humane provocateurs such as Peele to lead the way…

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Review of The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 10 Feb 2017

For all of its obvious corporate ties, the film is still pretty entertaining, and has enough genuinely funny moments to propel you along…

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Review of A Ghost Story (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 03 Feb 2017

It's fabulous movie-making, but would perhaps not make for the best date-night flick, if you had any designs…

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Review of Axolotl Overkill (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 03 Feb 2017

I get documenting the blase mentality of some teens, but the trumped up apathy just renders the whole thing dull and mostly pointless…

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Review of Dayveon (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 27 Jan 2017

This film, for all its strengths, is the first work of a young director still trying to gain mastery of his voice…

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Review of XX (2017)

By Piers Marchant (131) for PopMatters (2,617) on 26 Jan 2017

An anthology devoid of much in the way of genuine creepiness…

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Review of La La Land (2016)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 23 Dec 2016

Chazelle's film, with its unfettered embrace of the imperfect, creates nothing less than a vital symphony of the human condition…

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Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 16 Dec 2016

Suffice it to say, if the filmmakers had actually put up this tangle of a screenplay to K-2SO to rate his opinion, it wouldn't have been encouraging…

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Review of 45 Years (2015)

By Piers Marchant (131) for PopMatters (2,617) on 13 Dec 2016

If Haigh's film relies on the quiet and subtle, there's no mistaking the atomized emotional destruction going on between the characters…

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Review of Certain Women (2016)

By Piers Marchant (131) for PopMatters (2,617) on 13 Dec 2016

Each story in Certain Women maintains a slow pace, while leading viewers to understand complex emotional depths, as these very different women…

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Review of Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016)

By Piers Marchant (131) for PopMatters (2,617) on 13 Dec 2016

Years from now, we might see if Albert's literary output holds up to critical scrutiny…

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