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Review of Housebound (2000)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Oct 2014

Housebound, a horror comedy from New Zealand, tries another tack: Its protagonist doesn’t leave because she legally can’t…

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Review of Rudderless (2014)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Oct 2014

Rudderless accumulates puzzling details and goodwill in near-equal measure…

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Review of The Best of Me (2014)

By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Oct 2014

The Best Of Me is neither the best Sparks adaptation, nor the worst; it’s merely the most recent…

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Review of Camp X-Ray (2014)

By Vadim Rizov (155) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Oct 2014

X-Ray is extremely dull, and unwisely trusting in the power of its talented central duo to carry the film…

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Review of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

By A.a. Dowd (854) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Oct 2014

For Michael Keaton, Birdman is some kind of gift from the movie gods, a license to have his cake and messily devour it too…

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Review of Addicted (2014)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Oct 2014

Addicted is basically a social-issue melodrama that, minus some curse words, thrusting, and frequent side nudity, could have emerged sometime…

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Review of Housebound (2014)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Oct 2014

Housebound, a horror comedy from New Zealand, tries another tack: Its protagonist doesn’t leave because she legally can’t…

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Review of Dear White People (2014)

By A.a. Dowd (854) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Oct 2014

Identity is the film’s true subject: As much as he pokes fun at the foibles of a privileged white America, Simien is more interested in the…

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Review of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)

By Katie Rife (451) for AV Club (2,778) on 08 Oct 2014

Alexander is a watchable, affable, pretty good, well-done kids’ movie buoyed by a humorous script and talented cast…

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Review of One Chance (2013)

By David Ehrlich (1,229) for AV Club (2,778) on 08 Oct 2014

Blandly directed by The Devil Wears Prada-helmed David Frankel, One Chance lacks the middlebrow polish that has made his films such reliably…

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Review of The Overnighters (2014)

By A.a. Dowd (854) for AV Club (2,778) on 08 Oct 2014

In examining the man’s selfless service, Moss uncovers something greater than a vision of a divided community; he’s made a drama as prickly…

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Review of The Liberator (2013)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for AV Club (2,778) on 01 Oct 2014

It’s an equally fiery, magnetic star turn, but being trapped in a stolid, unimaginative, and simplistic example of the genre — a typical…

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Review of Harmontown (2014)

By Josh Modell (41) for AV Club (2,778) on 01 Oct 2014

The documentary Harmontown falls over itself to balance his dark and light sides, with talking heads testifying both to his rare comedic voice…

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Review of Left Behind (2014)

By A.a. Dowd (854) for AV Club (2,778) on 01 Oct 2014

This Left Behind may be worse than the last Left Behind, but it’s much less boring, thanks in part to the commitment of its star, who plays…

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Review of Last Hijack (2014)

By David Ehrlich (1,229) for AV Club (2,778) on 01 Oct 2014

Despite providing a sober and hauntingly frustrated glimpse into a world that most Western eyes will never get to see for themselves, this…

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Review of Annabelle (2014)

By A.a. Dowd (854) for AV Club (2,778) on 01 Oct 2014

As a blunt object, a machine built to put nerves on edge and fingers over eyes, Annabelle is still crudely (and cruelly) effective. Fear comes cheap…

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Review of Gente de bien (2014)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for AV Club (2,778) on 24 Sep 2014

Good People might have been better titled Dumb People, or at least People Who Have Never Seen A Movie In Their Entire Lives…

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Review of Good People (2014)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for AV Club (2,778) on 24 Sep 2014

Good People might have been better titled Dumb People, or at least People Who Have Never Seen A Movie In Their Entire Lives…

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Review of My Old Lady (2014)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for AV Club (2,778) on 24 Sep 2014

Apparently struggling to please two very different audiences at once, Horovitz seems to have little control over the material, ultimately wrapping…

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Review of Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for AV Club (2,778) on 24 Sep 2014

It’s hard to hear what All Is By My Side is saying about anything, given how many scenes feature vaguely druggy overlapping dialogue, part…

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