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Review of The Lazarus Effect (2015)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 06 Mar 2015

It's thematically thin but competently made and good for a few scares…

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Review of What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 06 Mar 2015

I'm so sick of vampires I'd have pounded a stake into my own heart not to have to watch this, but it turns out to be a pitch-perfect spoof…

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Review of White God (2014)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 06 Mar 2015

This gripping suspense story considers how any canine can become the unfortunate repository for its master's darkest impulses…

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Review of Kung Fu Elliot (2014)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 06 Mar 2015

Directors Matthew Bauckman and Jaret Belliveau withhold key information until the third act, forcing one to reevaluate everything that came…

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Review of Road Hard (2015)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Mar 2015

Much of the character's angst comes off as celebrity whining…

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Review of Chappie (2015)

By Drew Hunt (128) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Mar 2015

The special effects are incredible (especially given the relatively small budget), but the flat digital cinematography renders even the most…

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Review of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Mar 2015

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel grossed some $46 million, an impressive take for a niche-market release, so here comes the pointless sequel…

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Review of Unfinished Business (2015)

By Drew Hunt (128) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Mar 2015

The role is a departure of sorts for Vaughn, his character more responsible than the goofballs he normally plays, but his frat-boy shtick has…

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Review of The Crossing Guard (1995)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 02 Mar 2015

David Morse, who plays the driver, gives a relatively sharp and understated performance -- for me the only bearable thing in the movie…

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Review of Batman Forever (1995)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Mar 2015

Director Joel Schumacher submits to the Wagnerian bombast with an overly busy surface, and the script by Lee and Janet Scott Batchler and Akiva…

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Review of The Straight Story (1999)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 28 Feb 2015

The wonderful Richard Farnsworth plays the lead, and he was clearly born for the part...a highly affecting and suggestive spiritual odyssey…

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Review of Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Feb 2015

One feels the oppressiveness of Israeli domestic law, but how one is supposed to feel about the subjects isn't clear…

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Review of Focus (2014)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Feb 2015

Smith wears it like a well-tailored suit, and the brisk, snappy dialogue is well delivered by an able cast…

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Review of Bluebird (2015)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Feb 2015

What a shame that the first film to star venerable stage actress Amy Morton is this terminally arty drama…

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Review of Focus (2015)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Feb 2015

Smith wears it like a well-tailored suit, and the brisk, snappy dialogue is well delivered by an able cast…

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Review of Ballet 422 (2014)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Feb 2015

Aside from the time constraint, there isn't much tension here, or much insight into the creative process…

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Review of Focus (1994)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Feb 2015

Smith wears it like a well-tailored suit, and the brisk, snappy dialogue is well delivered by an able cast…

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Review of Actress (2014)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Feb 2015

At one point her agent tells her she needs a demo reel to get work in LA; watching her drop tears for the camera as her home life disintegrates,…

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Review of Liam (2001)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 25 Feb 2015

A realist mode that strains credibility; it's tenuous and inflexible -- and easily ruptured by the contrived irony in Jimmy McGovern's screenplay…

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Review of Feast (2005)

By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 25 Feb 2015

It's gooey fun for the first reel or two despite an abundance of close-ups that render the frantic action nearly unreadable…

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