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Review of Manifesto (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 01 Jun 2017

Some bits are less effective and/or more obscure, but few last long enough to wear out their welcome, thanks to writer-director Julian Rosefeldt's…

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Review of Churchill (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 01 Jun 2017

Maybe one of the top five best-looking bad films ever made, thanks at least in part to cinematographer David Higgs' mastery of the long shot…

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Review of The Wedding Plan (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 25 May 2017

An engaging (and surprisingly entertaining) examination, not of belief, but of a believer, a struggling soul who more often than not blocks…

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Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 25 May 2017

The bounty of bawdy bits feel borrowed from Benny Hill (No woman's ever handled my Herschel before…

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Review of Baywatch (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 25 May 2017

Lower what little expectation you have going in and you'll still be disappointed…

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Review of A Dark Song (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 25 May 2017

Imperfectly realized, but still worthy of its ambition…

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Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 17 May 2017

Ridley Scott finishes what he started in Prometheus: the story of David (Michael Fassbender), a sentient creation who discovers that his creator…

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Review of Chuck (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 17 May 2017

The downfall isn't as satisfying as the setup, and a sudden burst of energy associated with the introduction of cocaine actually acts to slow…

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Review of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 17 May 2017

Much of the poop humor is surprisingly fresh and funny, as in the scene where only a shower curtain separates an enormous man bent on relieving…

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Review of Obit (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 17 May 2017

The real subject here is storytelling, the creation of a stylish, authoritative, highly personal record of how the world got to be the way…

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Review of The Lovers (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 17 May 2017

It's tempting to read this as a younger generation's condemnation of its parents' me-first indulgence, and an affirmation of familial unity…

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Review of Buster's Mal Heart (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 10 May 2017

Happily, the weirdness is not for its own sake, and the story, while scrambled, is anything but incoherent…

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Review of The Wall (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 10 May 2017

Liman does good work in making the disembodied voice into a man, and in fitting a dialogue-heavy drama into the framework of an action film…

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Review of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 10 May 2017

Jude Law almost manages to chew his way through the CGI scenery and create a gloriously wicked villain, but in the end, even he succumbs to the dumb…

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Review of David Lynch: The Art Life (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 04 May 2017

Is there a more rewarding way of spending 90 minutes than watching Lynch putter, reminisce, and work on a sculpture…

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Review of A Quiet Passion (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 04 May 2017

The rich imagery and controlled composition seem alternately to highlight Dickinson's unfettered art and to mock her sadly fettered life…

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Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 04 May 2017

Director James Gunn has a vision and he puts it across, but it ain't pretty…

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Review of Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent (2016)

By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 04 May 2017

Lydia Tenaglia's alternately dreamy and gossipy documentary about celebrity chef Jeremiah Tower is heavy on the celebrity and frustratingly…

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Review of The Dinner (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 04 May 2017

Potential game-changing touch: this time, it's the politician and not his middle-class brother who is in favor of exposing the truth…

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Review of The Promise (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Apr 2017

A sprawling, '60s-style epic with just enough political intrigue to prop up the occasionally wobbly romantic triangle formed by Oscar Isaac,…

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