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Review of You're Next (2013)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

Vinson's cunning turn as Erin could potentially become iconic as one of the strongest female action heroes in a generation, which is fitting…

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Review of Take Shelter (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

Shannon simmers for much of Take Shelter, anxious and always teetering on the borders of civility - when he finally drops the façade to warn…

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Review of Sleepless Night (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

Frankly, the breathless pace of Sleepless Night doesn't allow for much in the way of character development, so it's left up to the slightest…

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Review of Urbanized (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

Once again, Hustwit has made an invigorating film out of a subject with no flesh or blood, and yet speaks so much to the way we live…

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Review of A Separation (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

The quiet, staggering power of A Separation is in the realization that navigating the politics of government or of family are tasks of equal…

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Review of Carnage (2014)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

Carnage visually never feels stagey, expertly capturing the diametrically opposed emotions of dueling characters within a scene often in a…

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Review of Carnage (2002)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

Carnage visually never feels stagey, expertly capturing the diametrically opposed emotions of dueling characters within a scene often in a…

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Review of The Loneliest Planet (2012)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

Benefitting greatly from a fearless performance from Furstenberg, unexpected jolts of humor along the way and Loktev's keen ability to capture…

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Review of Carnage (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

Carnage visually never feels stagey, expertly capturing the diametrically opposed emotions of dueling characters within a scene often in a…

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Review of Chicken with Plums (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

Satrapi and Paronnaud have developed a signature style - bittersweet in tone and episodic in function, beginning and ending some scenes as…

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Review of Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

Indeed, Padilha leaves it all on the floor with Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, bodies and all, and that's what makes it thrilling…

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Review of Paul Williams Still Alive (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

It's the type of showmanship that earned the devotion of fans like Kessler in the first place and it's only natural that the director has made…

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Review of The Moth Diaries (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 08 Jan 2019

While no one would mistake The Moth Diaries for being as potentially dangerous, there's definitely a case to be made for being as careless…

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Review of Union Square (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 21 Dec 2018

Union Square isn't nearly as overwhelming as a whole, but it's a fun enough diversion, emphasis on that last part for this story where everyone's…

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Review of Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2012)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 21 Dec 2018

Byers' transformation into one of the trio's most passionate defenders is an intriguing metaphor for the entire series, not only remarkable…

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Review of Butter (2012)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 21 Dec 2018

There's no doubt Butter should be saltier, its resemblance to anything political constrained to the slickness of a campaign commercial, proving…

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Review of Margin Call (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 21 Dec 2018

Vague on details regarding the company or the reasons for its impending demise, the film is far more meticulous in painting the possible final…

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Review of Shame (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 21 Dec 2018

However, the fallout is about the only fragments Shame leaves in its wake, the film as determined and precise as McQueen's Hunger, yet in some…

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Review of This Is Not a Film (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 21 Dec 2018

In a medium where we tend to lionize filmmakers for daring to make movies we enjoy, This is Not a Film is a true act of courage since it will…

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Review of Sleep Tight (2011)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 21 Dec 2018

With an ending so disturbing it just might rival the finale of Oldboy, Sleep Tight doesn't let its beauty get in the way of its bite, but it's…

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