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Review of Captain Phillips (2013)

By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 09 Oct 2013

Captain Phillips shouldn't be as tense as it is -- after all, the protagonist lived to tell the tale -- but it's a remarkably taut story of…

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Review of Muscle Shoals (2013)

By Nathalie Atkinson (93) for National Post (1,405) on 09 Oct 2013

As the documentary demonstrates, knowing it when you hear it is one thing, but trying to explain the origin of the Muscle Shoals sound and…

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Review of Wadjda (2012)

By Vanessa Farquharson (12) for National Post (1,405) on 09 Oct 2013

The result is fascinating -- not a flat-out lashing against Saudi Arabia's patriarchy, yet definitely not an endorsement of it, either…

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Review of ParaNorman (2012)

By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 05 Oct 2013

Is there such a thing as a gateway drug for horror films? If so, ParaNorman might be just the ticket…

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Review of The Dirties (2013)

By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 03 Oct 2013

The result is a chilling examination of bullying, of a certain state of mind, and of what can happen when the two cross paths…

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Review of Runner Runner (2013)

By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 03 Oct 2013

This is more the fault of the lacklustre script than the actors, who do what they can with a story that never quite gets out of first gear…

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Review of Metallica: Through the Never (2013)

By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 26 Sep 2013

The result is what every concert movie strives for -- the sense of being there, but with a far better view than you could ever actually afford…

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Review of Baggage Claim (2006)

By Nathalie Atkinson (93) for National Post (1,405) on 26 Sep 2013

First of all, this is the stupidest idea ever, someone says, in Baggage Claim. Unfortunately, nobody listened…

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Review of Baggage Claim (2013)

By Nathalie Atkinson (93) for National Post (1,405) on 26 Sep 2013

First of all, this is the stupidest idea ever, someone says, in Baggage Claim. Unfortunately, nobody listened…

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Review of Don Jon (2013)

By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 26 Sep 2013

Gordon-Levitt's roots in culture go deep; he chalked up his first TV credit at age seven, and he was already a seasoned performer when 3rd…

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Review of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 25 Sep 2013

It's fantastic to look at, but it's all sizzle, no steak…

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Review of Enough Said (2013)

By Vanessa Farquharson (12) for National Post (1,405) on 25 Sep 2013

Holofcener's film is far from perfect -- it does, however, let [Gandolfini] showcase his range, and for that moviegoers should applaud…

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Review of The Art of the Steal (2013)

By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 18 Sep 2013

The Art of the Steal is a con movie in many ways, not least in showing us that even getting conned can be fun…

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Review of Prisoners (2013)

By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 18 Sep 2013

Before you discount the movie as a metaphysical mediation on violence, know that it is also a superbly tense thriller, and one of the most…

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Review of Salinger (2013)

By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 18 Sep 2013

If you come to this film (as I did) with little knowledge of the man beyond his notorious reclusivity, Salinger provides much fascinating biographical…

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Review of Our Man in Tehran (2013)

By Vanessa Farquharson (12) for National Post (1,405) on 18 Sep 2013

Weinstein and Taylor keep things traditional when it comes to the [documentary] format, which lets viewers feel as though they're simply gathering…

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Review of Austenland (2013)

By Nathalie Atkinson (93) for National Post (1,405) on 18 Sep 2013

It would behoove those who produced this lamentable drama to re-read [Austen's] major works, if indeed they had ever read them at all…

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Review of The Family (2013)

By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 12 Sep 2013

There's comedy in the notion of a character played by Robert DeNiro being asked to talk about GoodFellas at a small-town film society meeting…

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Review of Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)

By Vanessa Farquharson (12) for National Post (1,405) on 11 Sep 2013

For the most part, horror clichés are avoided -- nobody walks down to a basement without turning the lights on first -- but this doesn't mean…

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Review of Riddick (2013)

By Vanessa Farquharson (12) for National Post (1,405) on 05 Sep 2013

What's so bizarre is that [Diesel] feels such loyalty toward a character who isn't very likeable, not to mention a world comprised of run-of-the-mill…

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