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Movie Reviews Published by Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) - Page 17 of 98

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Review of Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 08 Dec 2014

Barely there Morgan Freeman and Kris Kristofferson pick up the easiest paychecks of their careers, while top acting honors go to Mavis the…

Review of The Homesman (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 08 Dec 2014

A thoughtful Western that suggests insanity may be as logical a form of refuge, rebellion and self-expression as any for desperate women --…

Review of Nightcrawler (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 01 Dec 2014

Working the space between the De Niros of 'Taxi Driver' and 'The King of Comedy,' Gyllenhaal is memorably creepy and almost cadaverous…

Review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 01 Dec 2014

In transforming Katniss from victim/champion to icon and expanding the stakes from personal survival to political revolution, this third film…

Review of Summer of Blood (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 Nov 2014

The story's resolution suggests that the curse of trivial self-absorption is harder to shake off than any ancient bloodlust…

Review of Evolution of a Criminal (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 Nov 2014

Without minimizing Monroe's crime, the movie becomes a de facto argument in favor of justice tempered with mercy and understanding rather than…

Review of John Wick (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 Nov 2014

Stylized almost to abstraction (and sometimes to distraction -- such flourishes as fancifully designed subtitles diminish the intensity), this…

Review of Art and Craft (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 Nov 2014

Operating out of a crummy lifelong bachelor's apartment, this prolific art forger is an unassuming and even sympathetic mastermind…

Review of Time Lapse (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 Nov 2014

The film becomes somewhat overwrought during its busy finale, but it's clever enough to be a candidate for cult status among genre aficionados…

Review of Buzzard (2015)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 Nov 2014

In its merger of deadpan arrested-development comedy and mentally disturbed menace, it suggests an unholy recombination of Napoleon Dynamite…

Review of I Believe in Unicorns (2015)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 Nov 2014

Leah Meyerhoff's earnest debut is more notable for the integrity of its female point of view and the consistency of its raw yet dreamy visual…

Review of Big Hero 6 (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 Nov 2014

If the plot and colorful teen heroes are familiar, the setting -- the near-future metropolis of San Fransokyo (imagine a benign 'Blade Runner')…

Review of Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 Nov 2014

Wirkola finds room for at least one good sight gag (a zombie commandant becomes frustrated when he is unable to return a 'Sieg heil…

Review of The Theory of Everything (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 Nov 2014

Operates on the theory that audiences will find more value in Hawking's expressions of Oprah-level sentiment ('Where there is life, there is…

Review of American Cheerleader (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 24 Nov 2014

High school cheerleading as a competitive team sport is the subject of this traditionally structured, extremely entertaining and ultimately…

Review of Whiplash (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 20 Nov 2014

The movie struck me as unreal and vaguely ridiculous; I found it easy to imagine Will Ferrell in the role of Fletcher, a switch that would…

Review of Beyond the Lights (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 20 Nov 2014

Dido in 'Belle' and Noni here wouldn't seem to have a lot in common, but both roles present Mbatha-Raw as a woman searching for her authentic…

Review of Finding Fela (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 20 Nov 2014

The wild life, risky art and radical politics of an African revolutionary receive generally entertaining if inappropriately conventional treatment…

Review of Gabriel (2014)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 20 Nov 2014

A showcase for Culkin's hatchet-faced and eventually knife-wielding intensity…

Review of Gabriel (2015)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 20 Nov 2014

A showcase for Culkin's hatchet-faced and eventually knife-wielding intensity…

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