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Review of Hail, Caesar! (2016)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 10 Feb 2016

For all its Hooray for Hollywood sparkle and highly welcome down-with-Hollywood bile, this dream machine blows its gaskets with too many flat…

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Review of Dirty Grandpa (2016)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 26 Jan 2016

It's only January, but Dirty Grandpa is so desperately unfunny and excruciatingly endless at 102 minutes that it's dead certain for a top spot…

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Review of Anomalisa (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 13 Jan 2016

Very few movies exert the emotional tug and pain of Anomalisa. It's almost a relief that the whole thing is done with puppets…

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Review of Joy (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 22 Dec 2015

The film has heart, boundless chaotic energy, heartfelt sincerity and laughs that sting…

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Review of Joy (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 22 Dec 2015

The film has heart, boundless chaotic energy, heartfelt sincerity and laughs that sting…

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Review of Where to Invade Next (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 21 Dec 2015

Although his movie may be flabby in places, it's should also be an eye-opener, especially for blind proponents of American exceptionalism --…

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Review of The Hateful Eight (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 17 Dec 2015

Tarantino also rates big cheers for presenting The Hateful Eight…

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Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 17 Dec 2015

Abrams and company have brought Star Wars home again by reigniting the soul, spirit and sense of wonder of the three original films…

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Review of The Big Short (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 10 Dec 2015

The makers of The Big Short want to wise us up. The question... is whether anyone will get the gist behind the glitz…

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Review of In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 09 Dec 2015

The movie's constant reminders -- this story inspired Moby-Dick…

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Review of The Revenant (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 08 Dec 2015

The Revenant is a stunning, impeccably made, hauntingly poetic western. It's also long, immersive, demanding, spooky and metaphysical…

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Review of Youth (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 04 Dec 2015

One way to get the most out of Youth…

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Review of Creed (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 25 Nov 2015

What a welcome surprise to find that Creed is so good, so satisfying that it gives Rocky -- and up-by-the-bootstraps sagas, in general -- a…

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Review of Carol (1990)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 19 Nov 2015

In the hands of Cate Blanchett, who is wondrous and magnetic as always, and Rooney Mara, who has never been better or more touching, the movie…

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Review of Carol (1974)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 19 Nov 2015

In the hands of Cate Blanchett, who is wondrous and magnetic as always, and Rooney Mara, who has never been better or more touching, the movie…

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Review of Carol (1970)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 19 Nov 2015

In the hands of Cate Blanchett, who is wondrous and magnetic as always, and Rooney Mara, who has never been better or more touching, the movie…

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Review of Carol (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 19 Nov 2015

In the hands of Cate Blanchett, who is wondrous and magnetic as always, and Rooney Mara, who has never been better or more touching, the movie…

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Review of The Night Before (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 18 Nov 2015

Sure, things get warm and mushy at the finale as the guys do their growing-up-and-moving-on thing, but at least The Night Before is merry and…

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Review of James White (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 12 Nov 2015

James White is a deeply moving debut for Mond, a gorgeously made, beautifully acted stunner that is especially painful because it's so obvious…

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Review of Spectre (2015)

By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 05 Nov 2015

Sure, the action sequences are thrilling…

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