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Review of Weekend (2011)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 29 Sep 2011

What begins as a one-night stand deepens, over the next two days, into a genuine romance as the young lovers embark on an epic dialogue that…

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Review of What's Your Number? (2011)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Sep 2011

Even dumber than this premise is the notion that she can resist Evans, whose charms are particularly manifest thanks to a screenplay that requires…

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Review of 50/50 (2011)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Sep 2011

Like many other comedies about serious matters, 50/50 grows more dramatic in its second half…

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Review of Weekend (2011)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Sep 2011

Writer-director Andrew Haigh, who's made several short films and one other feature while holding down big-studio editing gigs, allows the characters…

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Review of 50/50 (2011)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Sep 2011

The fear, anger, and despair of terminal illness barely pierce the movie's easygoing vibe, which becomes something of a problem in the second…

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Review of Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Sep 2011

He's a fascinating character (even in the person of Gerard Butler), but his conversion from drug-crazed bruiser to psalm-singing family man…

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Review of Weekend (2011)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Sep 2011

Writer-director Andrew Haigh, who's made several short films and one other feature while holding down big-studio editing gigs, allows the characters…

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Review of Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Sep 2011

There's more machine gunning than preaching, but what did you expect…

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Review of Weekend (2011)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Sep 2011

What begins as a one-night stand deepens, over the next two days, into a genuine romance as the young lovers embark on an epic dialogue that…

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Review of Amreeka (2009)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Sep 2011

With her large, expressive eyes, abundant warmth, and radiant energy, Faour commands our sympathy, even through some weak dialogue and even…

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Review of Memento (2000)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Sep 2011

More a puzzle than a meaningful story, it reminds me of how Edmund Wilson compared reading a mystery to eagerly unpacking a box of excelsior,…

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Review of Memento (1967)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Sep 2011

More a puzzle than a meaningful story, it reminds me of how Edmund Wilson compared reading a mystery to eagerly unpacking a box of excelsior,…

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Review of Memento (1968)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Sep 2011

More a puzzle than a meaningful story, it reminds me of how Edmund Wilson compared reading a mystery to eagerly unpacking a box of excelsior,…

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Review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 25 Sep 2011

It's a noble undertaking, and Eastwood is stylistically bold enough to create a view of combat based mainly on images that are clearly manufactured…

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Review of Moneyball (2011)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Sep 2011

The real protagonist of Moneyball, however, is Beane himself, played with great charisma by Brad Pitt…

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Review of American History X (1998)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Sep 2011

The movie can't explain as much as it wants to about what makes (and unmakes) a skinhead, but it carries us a fair distance…

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Review of Stonewall Uprising (2010)

By Fred Camper (31) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Sep 2011

Some say that the revolt was initiated by black and Latino drag queens, a fact not presented here, but there are affecting moments…

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Review of Dolphin Tale (2011)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Sep 2011

The parallel between the dolphin and the disabled tourists who flock to see it borders on treacle, but Gamble's rapport with his finned costar…

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Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Sep 2011

Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs) gives a charismatic lead performance as Dee, a historical figure who became a folk hero, but the real attraction…

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Review of Killer Elite (2011)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Sep 2011

Pure punishment, this rote action flick from Australia…

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