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Movie Reviews by Simon Abrams - Page 19 of 37

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Review of Sun Choke (2015)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 04 Aug 2016

Sun Choke is, after all, a melodrama, so you have to believe in Hagan's character…

Review of Let's Be Evil (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for Village Voice (8,525) on 03 Aug 2016

Co-writer/director Martin Owen downplays his conceit's most intriguing aspects — where are these kids' parents…

Review of 3 Billion and Counting (2010)

By Simon Abrams (730) for Time Out (7,510) on 29 Jul 2016

The film favors conspiracy theories and half-truths, in addition to discrediting Planned Parenthood as a racist institution and Silent Spring…

Review of The Blackout Experiments (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 21 Jul 2016

I've never participated in Blackout, but based on The Blackout Experiments, I can tell you that it's an intense, aggressively confrontational…

Review of Train to Busan (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for Village Voice (8,525) on 19 Jul 2016

Yeon's patient direction and clever plot twists make Seok-woo's transformation from selfish antihero into brave caregiver consistently compelling…

Review of Our Little Sister (2015)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 07 Jul 2016

I can't think of another recent domestic drama that is simultaneously so optimistic and so melancholic…

Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 29 Jun 2016

There's nothing specific, thoughtful or emotionally involving about Election Night beyond a basic need to push buttons, and get a rise out…

Review of Te3n (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 24 Jun 2016

Best of all: you don't have to wait until a concluding set piece for To to prove his prowess as a storyteller…

Review of Three (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 24 Jun 2016

Best of all: you don't have to wait until a concluding set piece for To to prove his prowess as a storyteller…

Review of Three (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 24 Jun 2016

Best of all: you don't have to wait until a concluding set piece for To to prove his prowess as a storyteller…

Review of Three (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 23 Jun 2016

Best of all: you don't have to wait until a concluding set piece for To to prove his prowess as a storyteller…

Review of The Neon Demon (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 22 Jun 2016

The Neon Demon only works when Refn finds the right middle ground between obliquely hinting at and explicitly spelling out what his movie's about…

Review of The Last Heist (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 16 Jun 2016

The film rarely comes to life because Rollins, the only compelling actor in the otherwise amateurish cast, is underutilized, and virtually…

Review of Parched (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for Village Voice (8,525) on 16 Jun 2016

Too bad writer-director Leena Yadav only infrequently uses innuendo-driven sex talk to break up a monotonous series of confrontations between…

Review of The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for Village Voice (8,525) on 07 Jun 2016

Neville briefly showcases individual musicians but never sticks with them long enough to highlight their skills…

Review of The Wailing (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 02 Jun 2016

South Korean horror-mystery hybrid The Wailing crosses that line several times, but somehow remains effectively atmospheric…

Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 02 Jun 2016

This is the kind of movie that leaves you with the impression that more thought was put into catchphrases and fan service than into a compelling…

Review of The Final Master (2015)

By Simon Abrams (730) for Village Voice (8,525) on 30 May 2016

Xu (The Sword Identity) may not be a household name, but The Final Master proves that he's the next big thing in martial-arts cinema…

Review of The Asian Connection (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 12 May 2016

I want to defend this movie, but it's so bad that I must warn you: if you watch this film knowing that it is Steven-Seagal-wearing-a-du-rag-and-glowering-impassively-at-attractive-young-women…

Review of Holidays (2016)

By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 21 Apr 2016

Not bad enough to dissuade prospective viewers' from their curiosity…

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Simon Abrams has written reviews for:

Village Voice (8,525)
Slant Magazine (8,298)
Chicago Sun-Times (7,580)
Time Out (7,510)
RogerEbert.com (5,563)
Guardian (4,584)
The Playlist (3,871)
TheWrap (3,203)
The Guardian (2,969)
NPR (1,713)

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