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Review of Tommy's Honour (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 13 Apr 2017

A surprisingly better-than-average sports biopic with standout performances…

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Review of The Freedom to Marry (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 13 Apr 2017

[Director] Rosenstein's greatest achievement is his recognition of the massive efforts put forth by Wolfson, lawyer and civil rights advocate…

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Review of Queen of the Desert (2015)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 06 Apr 2017

A bland departure from the director's normally madcap norm…

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Review of The Last Word (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 17 Mar 2017

The occasionally retired Ms. MacLaine is ever quick with a retort, but this is one lead-footed comeback we all could have done without…

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Review of Before I Fall (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 03 Mar 2017

Deutch's naturalistic performance grounds the various layers of the story in a manner that keeps it from becoming either boring or wildly unrealistic…

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Review of XX (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 24 Feb 2017

Two out of four is not a bad average, particularly when the half in question aren't pestiferous enough to warrant a ruckus…

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Review of A United Kingdom (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 24 Feb 2017

Screenwriter Guy Hibbert and Asante pull off a precision balancing act, illuminating the intensity of the love the couple shared and never…

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Review of Saving Banksy (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 16 Feb 2017

Not a patch on its conceptually oriented precursor Exit Through the Gift Shop, so long as the subject of filmmaking is avoided, this should…

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Review of Fire at Sea (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 03 Feb 2017

Who needs voiceovers when a director's camera has this much to say…

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Review of Alone in Berlin (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 03 Feb 2017

Dignified to the point of absurdity, this fact-based dud never gets off the ground, thanks to director Vincent Perez's failure to create -…

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Review of Paterson (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 27 Jan 2017

A filmmaker telling his story in pictures and the limitlessness of control he brings to his art. What more can one ask of cinema…

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Review of Toni Erdmann (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 27 Jan 2017

Sure enough, Andy Kaufman's prankster and premeditatedly abrasive second-self was the impetus behind this epic one-joke comedy from German…

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Review of 20th Century Women (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Jan 2017

The film is well worth a look, if just for the performances; just know going in that director Mills calls upon his cast and script to do most…

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Review of Sleepless (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 16 Jan 2017

Alas, Andrea Berloff's screenplay has more holes than a trawlerman's net, none bigger than a gut-cut Foxx nursing a gaping wound for two-thirds…

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Review of Hunter Gatherer (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 12 Jan 2017

The deck (and performance) stacked as they are - the guy is even determined to put an end to his illiteracy - rookie writer-director Joshua…

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Review of Alias Maria (2015)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 12 Jan 2017

As the sweltering Colombian rainforest becomes the personification of a threatening norm, Torres's growing anxiety translates to audience tension…

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Review of Beyond the Gates (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 15 Dec 2016

The fresh-faced cast and first-time director Jackson Stewart give it their best, but once the tape enters the machine, all bets are off…

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Review of La La Land (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 15 Dec 2016

This is one crowd-pleaser worth getting behind…

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Review of Jackie (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 15 Dec 2016

Together [director Larrain and star Portman] trap the character on film, like a rose frozen in a block of ice…

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Review of Office Christmas Party (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 09 Dec 2016

Even a third act demolition derby tribute to The Blues Brothers can't revitalize this stiff…

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