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Review of Call Me by Your Name (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 14 Dec 2017

[The] official synopsis assures us that Elio's sophistication and intellectual gifts suggest he is already a fully-fledged adult, which neither…

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Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 14 Dec 2017

Whew! ... The Last Jedi thankfully returns to the tone of fun, adventure, and especially camaraderie that J.J…

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Review of Thelma (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 30 Nov 2017

[Thelma] features one of the best horror-movie tropes: the second-act research scene in which the protagonist tries to figure out what's going…

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Review of The Disaster Artist (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 30 Nov 2017

James Franco's very funny The Disaster Artist is possibly the best narrative film about an outsider filmmaker since Tim Burton's Ed Wood, and…

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Review of Dealt (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 30 Nov 2017

If you thought card tricks by sighted people were neat, you ain't seen nothin' yet…

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Review of Coco (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 21 Nov 2017

Being Pixar, the picture looks wonderful - lighting cinematographer Danielle Fienberg has outshone herself - but in the end, the derivative…

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Review of The Breadwinner (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for Village Voice (8,525) on 16 Nov 2017

It’s notable that since her hair is cut short and she’s wearing male clothes, none of the men suspect that she’s not a boy despite her…

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Review of My Friend Dahmer (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 16 Nov 2017

It's admirable that the film avoids full-on exploitation by ending just before Dahmer's first human kill, but the two-act structure also results…

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Review of Wait for Your Laugh (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 09 Nov 2017

With Rose Marie, you never had to wait long to laugh…

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Review of Nails (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 09 Nov 2017

The shame of it is, Nails could also function as an all-too-timely parable about women not being listened to when reporting assault, but it's…

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Review of Brimstone & Glory (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 02 Nov 2017

The 67-minute Brimstone & Glory is many things: ruthlessly economical, mesmerizing to look at, and downright vertiginous when scaling a castle…

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Review of Jane (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 25 Oct 2017

By necessity, Morgen added in the ambient nature sounds and an appropriately lush score by Philip Glass in full-tilt doodle-deedle-doodle-deedle…

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Review of Jane (2016)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 25 Oct 2017

By necessity, Morgen added in the ambient nature sounds and an appropriately lush score by Philip Glass in full-tilt doodle-deedle-doodle-deedle…

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Review of A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for Village Voice (8,525) on 19 Oct 2017

It has some interesting visuals, but A Silent Voice demands investment in the redemption of someone who’s impossible to root for…

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Review of Tom of Finland (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 18 Oct 2017

Though not explicit per se, Tom of Finland is quite visceral; you can practically smell this movie, with many scenes reeking of cigarettes,…

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Review of The Wild (2006)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 18 Oct 2017

Wild is a top-notch portrait of alienation that doesn't skimp on carrying its bestial themes to their logical and often moist conclusions…

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Review of Dina (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 18 Oct 2017

The off-center romance of Dina is enough to make you think that maybe there really is someone for everyone…

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Review of Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 11 Oct 2017

Books are ... present throughout, including lots of tasty archiving porn in the Picture Collection and especially the Berg Collection…

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Review of Lucky (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 04 Oct 2017

John Carroll Lynch's lovely Lucky has exactly as much story as it needs, and it doesn't need much considering that it's the final leading role…

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Review of My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)

By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for SF Weekly (560) on 04 Oct 2017

My Little Pony: The Movie has plenty to offer viewers of all ages, it does not require prior familiarity with Friendship Is Magic, and it's…

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