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Review of Bullet to the Head (2012)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 04 Feb 2013

Hill's eye for back alley scuzz is as strong as ever, but the story, adapted from a French graphic novel by Alexis Nolent, is so die-cut it…

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Review of Crumb (1995)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 03 Feb 2013

Zwigoff not only presents a complex human being and the range of his art but also guides us through a profound and unsettling consideration…

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Review of Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 03 Feb 2013

This first feature by novelist and psychologist Jeremy Leven has a fairly rudimentary mise en scene, but the actors take over the proceedings…

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Review of Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Feb 2013

Like some laid-back distant cousin of Tim Burton, writer-director Goran Dukic manages to balance the ghoulishness with whimsy and melancholy,…

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Review of The Jacket (2005)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 31 Jan 2013

Maybury's art-world talents don't include storytelling, and his visceral bursts of fast editing and extreme close-ups don't yield any full-blown…

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Review of Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 31 Jan 2013

Brooks' film is especially welcome now because it frankly admits that most Americans are ignorant about Muslims and have a lot to learn, in…

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Review of Frozen (2010)

By Cliff Doerksen (83) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Jan 2013

A stuck chairlift just doesn't exert the same primal terror as a roiling sea, and to make up the difference, Green would need a better cast…

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Review of Big Fan (2009)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Jan 2013

Though the movie isn’t much to look at, he (Siegel) gets a credibly dark and pathetic performance from the typically comic Oswalt…

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Review of Where the Truth Lies (2005)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 25 Jan 2013

Alison Lohman isn't very convincing as the reporter who's trying to dredge up some dirt on the entertainers, and the elaborate flashback structure…

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Review of Mama (2013)

By Drew Hunt (128) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 25 Jan 2013

Screenplay contrivances aside, it's as stylish and atmospheric as modern horror gets…

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Review of Tiger Tail in Blue (2012)

By Drew Hunt (128) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 25 Jan 2013

Ross's films, similar to those of his peers Joe Swanberg and Andrew Bujalski, are deceptively formal, notable for the way they upend notions…

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Review of Quartet (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 24 Jan 2013

The premise may sound insufferable, but this light comedy about a nursing home for retired classical musicians isn't half-bad…

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Review of Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Jan 2013

Must have been slapped together fast: live-action stunts created by uninspired editing lead up to computer-generated imagery that's just as lame…

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Review of Sexy Baby (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Jan 2013

This raises more issues than it can possibly consider in depth, but the filmmakers' ambition is admirable, as is their refusal to draw simple…

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Review of Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Jan 2013

Leigh pushes the story in a more interesting direction, asking whether people find happiness or simply will it on themselves…

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Review of City of Ember (2008)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 20 Jan 2013

A murky, directionless plot sinks this big-budget fantasy despite Martin Laing's elaborate production design; the dark, industrial-looking…

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Review of Dead Snow (2009)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 19 Jan 2013

Combining the undead and the Third Reich seems like a novel idea--the peanut butter and jelly of trash culture--but in fact Spanish exploitation…

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Review of The Losers (2010)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 18 Jan 2013

As the bad guy, Jason Patric gets the funniest lines, but there are plenty to go around; though rigidly formulaic the movie is undeniably good-humored,…

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Review of School for Scoundrels (2006)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Jan 2013

Director Todd Phillips has become Hollywood's go-to guy for collegiate humor, and though this isn't as funny as his Road Trip, Old School,…

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Review of West of Memphis (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Jan 2013

Less an investigative report than a portrait of the community that forms around an ongoing court case, this conveys a patient understanding…

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