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Review of The Mountain Between Us (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

wrapping up in a gloriously unearned conclusion, pages of which could have fluttered out of a 1952 script meeting…

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Review of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

the film rightly belongs to McDormand, who is simply grand; this is perhaps her best role since Fargo…

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Review of Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

The central question of how does one become a scientific statesman in our current media environment, which is entertainment-driven and filled…

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Review of mother! (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Mother…

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Review of Everything, Everything (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Naturally, this in-the-wild sequence is beyond unbelievable, but it has pretty people, pretty clothes and pretty scenery…

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Review of Split (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

McAvoy likely had a blast playing these disparate characters and I'd watch his campy one-man show anytime, but his hard work can't save this mess…

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Review of Jackie (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

As much as Jackie is about emotional process, it is also about Kennedy's liberation…

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Review of The Lost City of Z (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

a thoughtfully melded ripping yarn, journey of self-discovery and gentle rebuke of the civilized world's myopia…

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Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

a logical follow-up to Villeneuve's moody, thoughtful sci-fi work Arrival…

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Review of The Lovers (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

The film's best asset is the inherent likability of the four lead actors, who give us just enough reason to keep watching…

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Review of A Quiet Passion (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

It is true parlor intrigue - a room where perhaps a quarter of the film takes place - in which the wickedest things are the barbed epigrams,…

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Review of Gifted (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

It was too much for me, even to the point of grating, but I must give young Miss Grace her due: She delivers some excellent ugly crying…

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Review of Coco (2017)

By Hannah Lynn (27) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Coco is a heartwarming story, about not only the importance of family and following your dreams, but also whether a person's mistakes are redeemable…

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Review of Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Recommended for Watergate completists, and perhaps those interested in some of the specific gears of the impeachment machine…

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Review of Band Aid (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Band Aid pokes some fun at Los Angeles, today's obsessive parenting and how every ordinary aspect of life now seems like competitive performance…

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Review of The Dinner (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

I couldn't help but enjoy Oren Moverman's drama, though a more cold-eyed assessor might quibble about soapiness or its rather stagey nature…

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Review of The Promise (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

The Promise is directed by Terry George, who also helmed Hotel Rwanda, and it's a solid effort…

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Review of Julieta (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Its examination of a woman reconciling the joys, pains, regrets and fears of her life resolves in a manner that is satisfying to the narrative,…

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Review of Table 19 (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

don't forget to RSVP your regrets to Table 19…

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Review of Baby Driver (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Turns out that this film is a crime actioner wrapped in a quirky musical rom-com, with music and songs informing nearly every scene…

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