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Review of Mother (2016)

By Alex Bevan (3) for PopMatters (2,617) on 12 Oct 2017

Mother…

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Review of The Mountain Between Us (2017)

By Bernard Boo (61) for PopMatters (2,617) on 05 Oct 2017

The Mountain Between Us is an easily digestible romance that might have been more interesting if it were a bit harder to swallow…

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Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

By Bernard Boo (61) for PopMatters (2,617) on 04 Oct 2017

Ryan Gosling's lead performance is actually better than Harrison Ford's was in the 1982 film, which isn't a knock on Ford but rather a testament…

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Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

By J.r. Kinnard (152) for PopMatters (2,617) on 04 Oct 2017

The initial trepidation surrounding Blade Runner 2049 should be replaced by relief and exhilaration, as it's now clear that Villeneuve was…

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Review of The Florida Project (2017)

By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 02 Oct 2017

Sean Baker's rollicking movie about kids running loose in a rundown Florida hotel starts as colorful entertainment and ends up as a portrait…

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Review of Una (2017)

By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 28 Sep 2017

What gives Una its unnerving tension is not just the skill of these two performers locked together in their unsettling combat, but the realization…

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Review of Gender Wars (2015)

By J.r. Kinnard (152) for PopMatters (2,617) on 27 Sep 2017

It's a shame that Battle of the Sexes feels like little more than a primer to a different, more fascinating film…

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Review of Never Steady, Never Still (2017)

By Chelsea Phillips-Carr (52) for PopMatters (2,617) on 27 Sep 2017

paired with its lack of nuance in characters necessitating complexity, the film moves from formally boring to potentially offensive and absurd…

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Review of Battle of the Sexes (2017)

By J.r. Kinnard (152) for PopMatters (2,617) on 27 Sep 2017

It's a shame that Battle of the Sexes feels like little more than a primer to a different, more fascinating film…

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Review of Woman Walks Ahead (2018)

By Katherine Murray (4) for PopMatters (2,617) on 27 Sep 2017

The real issue, though, is that it confuses different types of oppression, and seems to propose that people who've experienced misogyny are…

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Review of High Fantasy (2017)

By Katherine Murray (4) for PopMatters (2,617) on 25 Sep 2017

It's hard to unpack any of those moments individually, but the strength of the film is that it's willing to push past the homilies we've all…

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Review of Battle of the Sexes (2017)

By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 24 Sep 2017

When the movie finally turns to the climactic match, complete with excited volley-by-volley coverage and roaring crowd, the whiplash takes…

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Review of Gender Wars (2015)

By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 24 Sep 2017

When the movie finally turns to the climactic match, complete with excited volley-by-volley coverage and roaring crowd, the whiplash takes…

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Review of Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

By J.r. Kinnard (152) for PopMatters (2,617) on 19 Sep 2017

If Adam Sandler ever did a remake of Die Another Day, it would probably look something like Kingsman: The Golden Circle…

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Review of The Shape of Water (2017)

By Chelsea Phillips-Carr (52) for PopMatters (2,617) on 18 Sep 2017

Rather than engaging with the genre in a meaningful way, [Guillermo] del Toro's film is boring, broad, and unoriginal, without any magic or charm…

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Review of Mother (2016)

By J.r. Kinnard (152) for PopMatters (2,617) on 14 Sep 2017

This is a psychological and allegorical powerhouse that attacks your sensibilities with evocative imagery and rich symbolism…

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Review of Mother (2016)

By Bernard Boo (61) for PopMatters (2,617) on 14 Sep 2017

Absolutely brimming with artistry and ambition, but is so punishing and painful to watch that it feels impossible to recommend to a friend…

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Review of mother! (2017)

By J.r. Kinnard (152) for PopMatters (2,617) on 14 Sep 2017

This is a psychological and allegorical powerhouse that attacks your sensibilities with evocative imagery and rich symbolism…

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Review of mother! (2017)

By Bernard Boo (61) for PopMatters (2,617) on 14 Sep 2017

Absolutely brimming with artistry and ambition, but is so punishing and painful to watch that it feels impossible to recommend to a friend…

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Review of Mother (2017)

By J.r. Kinnard (152) for PopMatters (2,617) on 14 Sep 2017

This is a psychological and allegorical powerhouse that attacks your sensibilities with evocative imagery and rich symbolism…

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