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Review of Beauty and the Beast (2017)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

This new version of Beauty and the Beast is fun, exciting to watch, and beautiful to look at, every bit as enjoyable as its animated predecessor…

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

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

This new film is plenty entertaining, but lacks the complexity of its predecessor…

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Review of Colossal (2017)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

The film is an original, funny, and surprisingly cathartic experience, a unique combination of content and themes that delivers laughs as well…

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Review of It Follows (2015)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

Horror is at its best when it gives you something to think about along with your creeps. The new film It Follows, fits that bill quite well…

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Review of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

George Miller has told a story that feels authentic to the world he's created, but that also takes it in a new and fascinating direction…

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Review of Tomorrowland (2015)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

In the midst of a spate of blockbusters exploring the brokenness of man, it's nice to have one film that celebrates humanity's capacity for…

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Review of Good Kill (2015)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

Good Kill ends up being a ponderous slog, a film that wants to be a conversation-starter but doesn't introduce any new or interesting entry…

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Review of Dear White People (2014)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

Dear White People is clever, loving, angry satire. It's a multi-faceted exploration of race in a time when such portrayals are needed…

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Review of Ex Machina (2015)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

In Ex Machina, (Garland) may have created his best work yet, working with a very small cast in a limited space that gives the characters plenty…

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Review of Rich Hill (2014)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz Palermo's documentary is an unflinching portrait of poverty in rural America, and its sympathetic portrayals…

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Review of The Wedding Plan (2016)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

It's a message movie, a window into a culture that makes the specific and personal universally relatable, and still manages to tell a good story…

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Review of Wonder Woman (2017)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

Wonder Woman isn't placating audiences with its representation. It's using that opportunity to address larger injustices…

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Review of Wild (2014)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

Ultimately, Wild does manage to present some solid thoughts on the process of grief and redemption (and) director Jean-Marc Vallee and writer…

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Review of Old Fashioned (2014)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

Old Fashioned's male writer, director and star seems to think his vision is what women want, but his attempt at squeaky-clean alternative isn't…

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Review of The Theory of Everything (2014)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

It's a gorgeous movie, with an excellent visual sense courtesy of director James Marsh. Redmayne's performance as Hawking is also extremely dedicated…

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Review of Rosewater (2014)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

If anyone questioned that a late-night host of a fake news show could make a compelling political drama, viewing Rosewater should put those…

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Review of The Lost City of Z (2017)

By Abby Olcese (108) for Sojourners (77) on 22 Jun 2017

A gorgeous, moody exercise that is equal parts character study and adventure…

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