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Review of Learning to Drive (2014)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

In Learning to Drive, the conversations and 'lessons' exchanged (…

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Review of Money Monster (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

The movie works as both an old fashioned ( ... ) siege thriller, and as a serious indictment of American financial institutions…

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Review of Spectre (2015)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

While connecting all the Craig Bond films together in this (possibly final) entry may seem like a good idea, the result is way too confusing,…

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Review of Gold (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

It's a rare film that manages to close with a final scene much better than anything in the two hours of movie that preceded it…

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Review of War Dogs (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

This has all been done before, with much more finesse and nuance, in much better films…

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Review of The Witch (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

This isn't the kind of movie most horror fans are going to flock to…

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Review of Bitter Harvest (2017)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

The film's use of English-speaking actors, digital cinematography, and simple sets gives it all a cheap, made-for-cable movie feel…

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Review of Hail, Caesar! (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

There are many, many moments in Hail, Caesar…

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Review of Hidden Figures (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

There's nothing wrong with Hidden Figures, and uncomplicated movies like it…

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Review of Passengers (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

Jennifer Lawrence and Christ Pratt are both extremely likable actors, and the situation they're in is actually a pretty interesting one…

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Review of Don't Breathe (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

A movie that made me hold my breath more than once, and managed to take suspense to heights most modern horror movies don't even bother with anymore…

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Review of Green Room (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

A movie whose most horrifying concept is that these days, it doesn't seem that far fetched…

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Review of The Neon Demon (2016)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

The Neon Demon may not have great dialogue, or a realistic story, or any character you can actually root for. But it's pretty. And I can watch pretty…

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Review of Spotlight (2015)

By Rain Jokinen (125) for SFist (94) on 23 Mar 2017

The shocking truths that are slowly and painfully revealed throughout the course of the movie make for some pretty suspenseful viewing…

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