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Review of Focus (2015)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 27 Feb 2015

This is the kind of movie where we’re not supposed to know at any time who is playing whom, but since the characterizations are glossy and…

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Review of Focus (2014)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 27 Feb 2015

This is the kind of movie where we're not supposed to know at any time who is playing whom, but since the characterizations are glossy and…

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Review of '71 (2014)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 27 Feb 2015

Within its limited compass, ’71 packs a punch, and the lack of political bias does give it a more encompassing feel…

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Review of Cool as Ice (1991)

By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 24 Feb 2015

Blending animation and live action, this ferocious fantasy is hopelessly vulgar in ways never dreamed of by Who Framed Roger Rabbit…

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Review of Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 23 Feb 2015

Trekkers will be pleased by new characters and stunning special effects…

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Review of Nothing But the Truth (2008)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 22 Feb 2015

Throughout it all, however, I couldn't escape the feeling that this movie belonged on television instead…

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Review of Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 21 Feb 2015

As an anatomy not only of Polanski's psyche but also of the legal system he confronted, it's as baroquely compelling as The Dark Knight…

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

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 20 Feb 2015

This may not sound like the merriest way to spend time in a movie theater, but Gett is compelling from its first frame…

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Review of Wild Tales (2014)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 20 Feb 2015

If you’ve ever fantasized about busting up somebody’s nuptials, this movie is for you…

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Review of Mommy (2014)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 20 Feb 2015

I suppose the relationship is Oedipal or primal or something or other, but mostly it’s just an excuse for Dolan to stage a series of gaudy…

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Review of Timbuktu (2014)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 20 Feb 2015

Sissako, a Muslim, frames his story as a cry against religious intolerance…

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Review of Queen & Country (2015)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 20 Feb 2015

The saving grace of Queen and Country is that its nostalgia is not laced with sentimentality…

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Review of Ballet 422 (2014)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 20 Feb 2015

The result is a graceful sketch pad of a movie about how the strenuousness of creating art can sometimes yield riches that look light as a feather…

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Review of Mommy (2015)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 20 Feb 2015

I suppose the relationship is Oedipal or primal or something or other, but mostly it’s just an excuse for Dolan to stage a series of gaudy…

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Review of McFarland, USA (2015)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 20 Feb 2015

The fact that it's based on a true story doesn't alter the fact that, like most such Hollywood movies, it seems fabricated…

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Review of Duets (2000)

By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 15 Feb 2015

Too crisp and calculated to match the moods of its wild and woolly characters, and its interwoven subplots lead to predictable outcomes…

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Review of Eagle vs Shark (2007)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 14 Feb 2015

What rescues Eagle vs. Shark is its focus on Lily. Although Horsley overdoes the winsomeness, she is genuinely appealing…

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Review of 2 Days in Paris (2007)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 12 Feb 2015

Much of the nattery byplay seems improvised, and the results are very hit and miss – inspired contretemps alternate with gabfests that seem…

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Review of Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 12 Feb 2015

Essentially a Harlequin Romance with pulleys, E.L…

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Review of Standing by Yourself (2002)

By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 11 Feb 2015

It has a degree of sociological interest, but it would be more effective if the material were shaped into a more coherent form…

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