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Review of Last Flag Flying (2017)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 17 Nov 2017

Linklater juggles the movie's shifting moods expertly and draws moving, finely textured performances from his stars…

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

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 17 Nov 2017

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House has nothing to offer…

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Review of Daddy's Home 2 (2017)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 16 Nov 2017

Co-fathers Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are back in one of those we-made-too-much-money-not-to-make-a-sequel-but-we-don't-have-any-good-ideas…

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Review of Loving Vincent (2017)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 16 Nov 2017

The result is breathtakingly original, a reminder of both van Gogh's unique vision and the tactile pleasure of hand-drawn animation…

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Review of Suburbicon (2017)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 16 Nov 2017

The movie is a limp example of an unhappy genre: bland satire…

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Review of A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 16 Nov 2017

[The stars], having soiled themselves with last year's loathsome Bad Moms, wade into more of the same, this time dragging Christine Baranski,…

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Review of Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 16 Nov 2017

It's a knowing self-spoof that doesn't take itself too seriously…

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Review of Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 02 Nov 2017

Young Tiltson all but steals the show from his elders…

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Review of The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 02 Nov 2017

In adapting his singularly airless style to slightly more conventional material, Lanthimos only exposes his own limitations…

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Review of Thank You for Your Service (2017)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 02 Nov 2017

Hall certainly seems to grasp the mindset of the modern warrior, sensitively showing the way that steely exteriors can conceal deep rivers…

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Review of Geostorm (2017)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 01 Nov 2017

The script by Paul Guyot and first-time director Dean Devlin putters around with leftover parts from disaster movies that were badly written…

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Review of Breathe (2017)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 01 Nov 2017

Devoid of fully realized characters, Breathe feels like an awards campaign in search of a film…

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Review of Happy Death Day (2017)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 01 Nov 2017

Rothe is the closest thing to a saving grace here; she has presence and wit and looks…

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Review of Breathe (2017)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 01 Nov 2017

Devoid of fully realized characters, Breathe feels like an awards campaign in search of a film…

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Review of The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 18 Oct 2017

It's not as cohesive (or corrosive) as Baumbach's best work, but even in second gear no one depicts the tender malice of family better, and…

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Review of Only the Brave (2017)

By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 18 Oct 2017

It's a harrowing story of heroism and dedication, and the movie does it full justice…

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Review of Marshall (2017)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 18 Oct 2017

The courtroom aspect feels conventional and the film lacks real insight, but it's professionally handled and Boseman does solid work…

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Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 18 Oct 2017

Director Denis Villeneuve is the modern master of empty, thundering portent, and the dystopic future cinematic universe of Blade Runner gives…

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Review of The Florida Project (2017)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 18 Oct 2017

The world of The Florida Project feels tangible, lyrical, forbidding and magical all at once, a boundaryless playground for kids and a quicksand…

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Review of The Foreigner (2017)

By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 18 Oct 2017

Chan spends most of the second half of the film off-screen, so Brosnan emerges as the true lead of The Foreigner, anchoring a cluttered plot…

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