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Review of 47 Meters Down (2017)

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

It's summer, and if seeing a kinda-dumb shark-freak-out movie sounds good, then book this 90-minute cheapie cruise…

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Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017)

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

What the film lacks in plot, tension, dialogue and fully realized characters, it makes up for with some fantastic visuals…

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Review of American Made (2017)

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

It's easy to root for Seal, because it seems like he's just along for the ride because it's more fun than flying short hops for TWA…

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Review of Passengers (2016)

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

Passengers is not a good trip. Director Morten Tyldum's film is a mish-mash of genres and premised on a creepy plot point…

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Review of Wilson (2017)

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

Harrelson and Dern, even when portraying total screw-ups, are such winning actors they bring a fair amount of effervescence to the work…

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Review of Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

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

It's important to convey how dull this film is…

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Review of Why Him? (2016)

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

John Hamburg's R-rated comedy shuffles out a tired premise, re-sets it at the holidays for maximum last-reel feels and hangs it with a slew…

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Review of Wilson (2017)

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

Harrelson and Dern, even when portraying total screw-ups, are such winning actors they bring a fair amount of effervescence to the work…

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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 They Call Us Monsters (2016)

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

These three lives presented offer unique circumstances, but Monsters is quietly provocative, illuminating some of those caught up in an imperfect…

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Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

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

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Review of War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

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

I found the machinations tedious - the film is more than two hours long - and there isn't much tension regarding the eventual outcome…

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Review of All I See Is You (2017)

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

The film is baffling, seemingly setting up every giant clue about something terrible happening, while only creating a lot of confusion…

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Review of Colossal (2017)

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

While the allegorical parts of the film invite you to think, it's probably best to turn off some of your brain for the explanatory backstory…

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Review of The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

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

it's a nervy work, exhilarating in its refusal to be more accommodating…

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Review of A Cure for Wellness (2017)

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

The first half of the film sets up some nice intrigue at a pleasantly languid pace, but then the experience grows frustrating…

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Review of Hounds of Love (2016)

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

Australian writer/director Ben Young makes a strong debut with Hounds of Love…

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Review of I Am Not Your Negro (2017)

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

What transpires is a still-searing indictment of the systemic racism that underpins our civic, moral and cultural institutions…

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Review of Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk (2017)

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

Despite the grubbiness of the scene, the film has a rosy nostalgia that is an inevitable by-product of middle-aged people looking back at their…

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Review of John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

By Rebecca Addison (5) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Reeves as Wick isn't much in the dialogue department, but the actor excels here with complex fight choreography that is mesmerizing to watch…

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