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Review of The Intruder (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 03 May 2019

Genial, jovial, and always reassuringly natural, Dennis Quaid has range and depth and is not afraid to explore challenging roles of every description…

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Review of Bolden (2019)

By Oliver Jones (215) for Observer (1,042) on 02 May 2019

Most filmgoers will come away only mildly convinced of Bolden’s place as jazz’s inventor and even less sure that the movie they just saw…

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Review of Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

By Oliver Jones (215) for Observer (1,042) on 30 Apr 2019

Add to the long-winded title of this film, “…and completely unnecessary.”…

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Review of J.T. LeRoy (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 26 Apr 2019

The movie is not particularly well directed by Justin Kelly (a protégé of Gus Van Sant), and his screenplay (co-written with the real Savannah)…

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Review of Avengers: Endgame (2019)

By Oliver Jones (215) for Observer (1,042) on 24 Apr 2019

It is so uncannily adroit at balancing humor and pathos that the two complement rather than detract from each other…

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Review of Breakthrough (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 19 Apr 2019

Although it is based on a true story, Breakthrough is another glib and unconvincing faith-based movie that pushes miracles, spirituality and…

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Review of Fast Color (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 18 Apr 2019

One hour and forty minutes of gibberish about three generations of empowered female superheroes wreaking havoc on a postapocalyptic twilight…

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Review of Little Woods (2019)

By Oliver Jones (215) for Observer (1,042) on 16 Apr 2019

This is not simply one of the finest films to explore the unique challenges that beset women in rural parts of the country where men outnumber…

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Review of Stockholm (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 11 Apr 2019

Not very funny, and it takes so many liberties with the actual facts of the case that it doesn’t ring true, either…

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Review of William (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 11 Apr 2019

The welcome surprise is that it’s quite thoughtful and sensitive, thanks to a captivating performance by Will Brittain that dispels any preconceived…

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Review of Pet Sematary (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 04 Apr 2019

But after three dog-eared attempts, including the awful 1992 sequel, enough is enough. The time has come to bury Pet Sematary once and for all…

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Review of The Chaperone (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 29 Mar 2019

Reviews might be “mixed,” but don’t let that deter you…

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Review of A Vigilante (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 29 Mar 2019

After Enough and five Death Wish movies, the revenge genre is not without its recurring clichés, many of which get defrosted and microwaved…

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Review of Diane (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 29 Mar 2019

Enhanced by a moving, three-dimensional performance by the underrated veteran actress Mary Kay Place, Diane is a thoughtful, well-made first…

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Review of Out of Blue (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 26 Mar 2019

Clarkson has given many memorable, invigorating performances in the past, but in Out of Blue she goes through the motions of a hard-boiled…

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Review of Dumbo (2019)

By Oliver Jones (215) for Observer (1,042) on 26 Mar 2019

Burton’s riff on the elephant that could fly and the circus freaks who love him is about as subversive as a Pottery Barn Kids fall catalog…

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Review of Hotel Mumbai (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 26 Mar 2019

Unsparing in its depiction of violence and carnage, the movie meets an even greater challenge showing the myriad of ways people from every…

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Review of Roll Red Roll (2019)

By Oliver Jones (215) for Observer (1,042) on 26 Mar 2019

While it is good that a director as versed on the subject of consent as Schwartzman is bringing her unwavering eye to the problem, it makes…

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Review of Shazam! (2019)

By Oliver Jones (215) for Observer (1,042) on 25 Mar 2019

By the end, Shazam! feels like a corporate product that’s so thirsty for approval from all quadrants that it never ends up figuring out what it is…

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Review of The Aftermath (2019)

By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 19 Mar 2019

The melodrama, unfortunately, is not always convincing. The quality of the acting is so strong that the emotional impact is undeniable…

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