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Review of Get On Up (2014)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 30 Jul 2014

The energy never flags, the film conveys a deep love of Brown’s music (which fills almost every scene), and Boseman remains magnetic whether…

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Review of 4 Minute Mile (2014)

By Adam Nayman (350) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 30 Jul 2014

This film about the loneliness of the young middle-distance runner drops so many heavy obstacles in his way, with such grueling regularity,…

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Review of War Story (2014)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 30 Jul 2014

Sincerity and good intentions are all it has going for it, alas, and the result is the cinematic equivalent of a plate full of spinach…

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Review of Behaving Badly (2014)

By David Ehrlich (1,229) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 30 Jul 2014

As fresh as a stiff tissue and even less appealing, the film takes its cues from so many disparate sources, it almost feels like an accidental spoof…

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Review of Finding Fela (2014)

By Noel Murray (1,901) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 29 Jul 2014

The parts of Finding Fela that best handle the tricky nuances of Kuti’s worldview are the parts that show Jones and the Fela…

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Review of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 29 Jul 2014

Gunn, a B-movie enthusiast who got his start at Troma, has found a way to bring funkiness and humanity to a galaxy-spanning blockbuster, one…

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Review of Calvary (2014)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 29 Jul 2014

While it’s less playful and less giddily, enjoyably excessive than The Guard, it explores similar ground, as a good-hearted man largely abandoned…

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Review of Child of God (2014)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 28 Jul 2014

What’s left in the absence of McCarthy’s prose is a sincere but fundamentally pointless ode to a madman, which does little more than invite…

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Review of Rich Hill (2014)

By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 28 Jul 2014

Make no mistake: Rich Hill is a social document, and conclusions can and should be drawn from its beautiful, empathetic portrait of life on…

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Review of Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2014)

By Chris Klimek (121) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 28 Jul 2014

[Andrews] and screenwriter Jake Wade Wall seem fully aware of the long line of icky horror comedies that precede theirs, but their attempt…

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Review of The Big Chill (1983)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 27 Jul 2014

even though it's aware of their narcissism, The Big Chill still views its characters sympathetically, even when they do little to invite…

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Review of Hercules (2014)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 24 Jul 2014

Brett Ratner remains a director of no great distinction, but here, he proves himself an adept orchestrator of battle scenes, clearly presenting…

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Review of My Man Is a Loser (2014)

By David Ehrlich (1,229) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 24 Jul 2014

Young and Bamberger’s insultingly trite bro comedy is too content with the stink of its own reprocessed garbage to serve as anything more…

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Review of The Fluffy Movie (2014)

By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 24 Jul 2014

Title aside, what distinguishes The Fluffy Movie from a standard stand-up special is its willingness, even eagerness, to dive into some seriously…

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Review of Beneath (2013)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 24 Jul 2014

It’s hard to tell who’s who; it doesn’t really matter, because they’re all equally bland, and the threat these ciphers face is almost…

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Review of Beneath (2014)

By Mike D'angelo (730) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 24 Jul 2014

It’s hard to tell who’s who; it doesn’t really matter, because they’re all equally bland, and the threat these ciphers face is almost…

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Review of Lucy (2014)

By Matt Singer (625) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 23 Jul 2014

Lucy earns points for its unpredictable treatment of its vaguely superhero-ish premise and an appealing silliness, but it struggles to match…

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Review of And So It Goes (2014)

By Kate Erbland (681) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 23 Jul 2014

Romantically uninspiring and comedically unstable, And So It Goes is a poor excuse for a rom-com, even one that continually plays by the rules…

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Review of Magic in the Moonlight (2014)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 22 Jul 2014

Early on, it feels like it might become one of Allen’s best…

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Review of Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

By Noel Murray (1,901) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 21 Jul 2014

Witness For The Prosecution has the pace and patience of live theater, but not the look…

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