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Review of Beast (2018)

By A.a. Dowd (854) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 24 Apr 2018

This psychodrama didn’t go exactly where I expected it would. It didn’t go anywhere particularly interesting either…

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Review of Duck Butter (2018)

By Katie Rife (451) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 24 Apr 2018

Duck Butter is clever without being all that hilarious, and personal without being all that revealing…

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Review of Mrs. Hyde (2018)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 24 Apr 2018

Like Bozon’s other films, Mrs…

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Review of Vampire Clay (2018)

By Katie Rife (451) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 22 Apr 2018

It’s not a great film by any means, but it is the epitome of a “Fantastic Fest movie,” meaning enjoyed best with friends and a few drinks…

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Review of The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

By Nick Schager (2,294) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 20 Apr 2018

Schlesinger’s portrait of his two characters’ scheme, which comes to involve transactions with KGB handler Alex (David Suchet) and unravels…

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Review of I Feel Pretty (2018)

By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 17 Apr 2018

The eerily laugh-free pre-head-trauma opening stretch requires Schumer to play mousy (not her strong suit), while the inevitable climactic…

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Review of The Devil and Father Amorth (2018)

By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 17 Apr 2018

The stuff is about as convincing as a chain letter and requires considerable padding, despite a slim running time…

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Review of Super Troopers 2 (2018)

By Sean O'neal (13) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 16 Apr 2018

Its very existence is a testament to lowered expectations…

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Review of Ghost Stories (2018)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 16 Apr 2018

Ghost Stories works best as an exercise in nostalgia. Those seeking hardcore, modern-day scares will be disappointed…

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Review of Rampage (2018)

By A.a. Dowd (854) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 10 Apr 2018

Johnson’s singular charisma—his way with a one-liner, the built-in special effect of his unreal physique—grounds Rampage in a consistent…

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Review of Come Sunday (2018)

By Vikram Murthi (112) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 10 Apr 2018

Despite committed performances from most of the cast (especially Ejiofor, who imbues Pearson with a gentle yet stubborn spirit), Come Sunday…

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Review of Screwballs (1983)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 10 Apr 2018

There certainly are labored stretches and groan-inducing gags, but between the suggestive names (Melvin Jerkovski, Bootsie Goodhead, Principal…

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Review of Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 Apr 2018

Though little about the technical skill of Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero brings to mind Spielberg, it’s hard not to think of War Horse…

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Review of The Rider (2018)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 Apr 2018

Custody doesn’t do much more than plunge the audience into this hellish situation, but it shrewdly understands the bad dad’s pathetic pathology,…

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Review of Beirut (2018)

By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 08 Apr 2018

Though entertaining in stretches, the central metaphor of back-channel dealmaking as a game of Texas Hold ’em — played by Skiles and different…

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Review of The Miracle Season (2018)

By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 04 Apr 2018

It is not unusual for an underdog sports picture to be predictable…

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Review of Leave No Trace (2018)

By A.a. Dowd (854) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 04 Apr 2018

Moving, perhaps inevitably, toward a final fork in the woods, Leave No Trace condenses big questions into something simple and quietly powerful…

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Review of The Endless (2017)

By Katie Rife (451) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 03 Apr 2018

Although The Endless works just fine as a standalone film, looking at it in the wider context of Benson and Moorhead’s work highlights another,…

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Review of A Quiet Place (2018)

By A.a. Dowd (854) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 03 Apr 2018

Horror movies often play with the contrast between deathly silence and deafening cacophony, one puncturing the other to shred nerves and send…

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