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Review of Criminal (2016)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 14 Apr 2016

Criminal is a thriller that offers a familiar relentless high-octane chase through scenic London with a decidedly unfamiliar sci-fi premise…

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Review of Born to Be Blue (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 07 Apr 2016

As cliched as it sounds, sometimes an actor is born to play a role. That's certainly the case with Ethan Hawke as iconic jazz trumpeter Chet Baker…

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Review of Miracles from Heaven (2016)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 16 Mar 2016

As manipulative and often corny as Miracles is, it's a fantastic true story whose bedrock emotions continually connect thanks to director Patricia…

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Review of Grimsby (2016)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 11 Mar 2016

A sentimental sibling reunion saga encased in a cascade of gross-out jokes and occasionally bright one-liners, The Brothers Grimsby is a treat…

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Review of Ride Along 2 (2016)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 03 Feb 2016

A lamentable sequel to the surprise 2014 hit…

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Review of Norm of the North (2016)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 03 Feb 2016

A family film that mixes its ecological, environmental message with a familiar self-empowerment lesson is hardly original, yet Norm has oodles…

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Review of Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 23 Dec 2015

Those chirpy chipmunks are back and your tolerance for Alvin and his buds in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip may depend entirely on…

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Review of Chi-Raq (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 04 Dec 2015

Lee's hallmarks are on view in Chi-Raq, his ambitious and often apt adaptation of Lysistrata…

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Review of Legend (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 25 Nov 2015

Hardy's the whole show here and as loathsome Ronnie he presents a truly disturbing portrait of a ridiculously stupid but dangerous slug…

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Review of Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 20 Nov 2015

Ultimately Secret is a bit like going into a dark dungeon where the air is heavy, the mood oppressive and you're not quite sure what's going…

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Review of Freeheld (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 15 Oct 2015

Director Peter Sollett wisely keeps the focus on the two very private women at the center of a storm that never should have broken…

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Review of Pan (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 15 Oct 2015

While children may be spellbound by the amazing special effects and outrageous events, lovers of Peter Pan may want to quickly return to the…

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Review of Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 06 Oct 2015

Although stirringly scored and ingeniously animated, it's creepy time at Hotel Transylvania 2 -- and not in a good way…

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Review of Wolf Totem (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 16 Sep 2015

A true story that manages to seem both mythical and too fantastic to have really happened, Jean-Jacques Annaud's epic 3-D Wolf Totem is ultimately…

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Review of Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 13 Aug 2015

As a primer for newcomers to the Orson Welles universe, the superficial Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles does its job well…

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Review of Furious 7 (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 13 Aug 2015

Furious 7 ridiculously and often spectacularly forgoes any and all semblance of real world gravitas as its muscle cars race over cliffs, ski…

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Review of The Gift (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 06 Aug 2015

The Gift ranks as summer's classiest, most unexpected surprise, a psychological thriller that actually thrills…

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Review of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 06 Aug 2015

Rogue Nation gets its job done with style…

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Review of Locke (2014)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 05 Jan 2015

Though Locke can't be seen as anything but a clever stunt, Hardy, soon to be starring as Mad Max, is mesmerizing company…

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Review of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

By Stephen Schaefer (147) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 04 Jan 2015

This follow-up to the bionic Captain's World War II introduction in 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger hits all the right buttons as…

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