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Review of A Quiet Passion (2016)

By Rory O'connor (154) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

The great theme of Dickinson’s life, Davies argues, is finding solace — not in religion, but in art, and A Quiet Passion itself can boast…

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Review of Tumbledown (2016)

By Michael Snydel (83) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

As a study of grief, it’s moving, featuring authentic performances and a keen understanding of the receding hibernation that comes with losing…

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Review of Glassland (2015)

By Amanda Waltz (38) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

While the cast masterfully shoulders the sad affair, their efforts are undermined by Barrett’s unfortunate tendency to tell when showing…

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Review of Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

By Jordan Raup (239) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

Throughout his films, Waititi has always been skilled at melding comedy with trauma and crafting screenplays with crowdpleasing callbacks…

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Review of Spa Night (2016)

By Dan Schindel (235) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

Its choice of main character and setting does indeed set it apart from the rest of its ilk, if only marginally so…

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Review of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)

By Michael Snydel (83) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

For better or worse, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is the purest distillation of Michael Bay's cinematic voice…

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Review of Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)

By John Fink (368) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

A tribute to a humble and fascinating man, Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny offers some unique insight — though for followers of Linklater’s…

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Review of Bad Hurt (2016)

By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

Kemble takes great care to construct a tough Staten Island-raised, Irish-American history so each personal struggle depicted can be traced…

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Review of The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)

By Ed Frankl (41) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

It’s only frustrating that however funny Fundamentals is, the dynamic is something we’ve seen many times before…

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Review of Complete Unknown (2016)

By Dan Mecca (208) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

Armed with two top-notch leads and a compelling premise, Joshua Marston‘s third feature, Complete Unknown, spends a lot of time hinting at…

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Review of Outlaws and Angels (2016)

By John Fink (368) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

Narrative risks aside, Outlaws and Angels takes the easy way out instead of allowing these moments the breathing room they need…

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Review of Love & Friendship (2016)

By Dan Schindel (235) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

[Stillman's] dry sense and cutting sensibility are suited to the meaner edge this story has in comparison with the rest of Austen's oeuvre…

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Review of Unlocking the Cage (2016)

By Dan Schindel (235) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

In a straightforward but effective way, Hegedus and Pennebaker chronicle a multiyear effort to launch the first court case on behalf of a chimpanzee…

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Review of Deadpool (2016)

By Jordan Raup (239) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

For an 11-year-old sneaking into the theater for his first R-rated movie, Deadpool could prove to be a revelatory trip…

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Review of The Intervention (2016)

By Jordan Raup (239) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

It’s a sharp script with distinct observations helping it rise above the plethora of other similarly-themed fare…

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Review of Belgica (2016)

By Dan Schindel (235) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

Taking a straightforward approach isn't necessarily a negative, but the sedate camerawork and editing make the movie's progression staid…

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Review of Risen (2016)

By Michael Snydel (83) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

Even at its most transparently manipulative, Risen doesn’t feel punishing. It’s universally good-natured without feeling too conniving…

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Review of Antibirth (2016)

By John Fink (368) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

Despite being energetic even if it wears out its welcome and fascinating even as it frustrates, it never quite commits to a tone in true punk…

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Review of The Choice (1976)

By Michael Snydel (83) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

There’s a very good love story here, but it needed to be about one relationship, not the nature of romance itself…

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Review of Sing Street (2016)

By Jordan Raup (239) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Feb 2016

While Sing Street is often infectious its its scraggly energy, one wishes Conor’s other band members were slightly more fleshed-out, which…

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