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Review of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 04 Dec 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is easily the best film of the new trilogy, more entertaining and energetic and tonally in sync with…

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Review of Paddington (2014)

By Oliver Lyttelton (141) for The Playlist (3,871) on 04 Dec 2014

We're just pleased to have a family film in the truest sense of the word, one that's genuinely hilarious, touching and inventive to both kids…

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Review of Miss Julie (2014)

By Nikola Grozdanovic (99) for The Playlist (3,871) on 02 Dec 2014

Ullmann’s version of Miss Julie exists in a special cinematic category; it’s toxic, it’s hypnotic, and passionately translates Strindberg’s…

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Review of Unbroken (2014)

By Rodrigo Perez (382) for The Playlist (3,871) on 02 Dec 2014

Respectfully presented, Unbroken is competently made and even has a sequence or two that’s impressive, but it’s ultimately very familiar…

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Review of Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Dec 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings is a creaky, sometimes painfully boring Old Testament slog, and finds the visionary director unable to successfully…

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Review of Dying of the Light (2014)

By Kevin Jagernauth (311) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Dec 2014

The Dying Of The Light is forgettable, anonymous and at times almost amateur, and the product of a director searching for a new method of…

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Review of Before I Disappear (2014)

By Kimber Myers (423) for The Playlist (3,871) on 27 Nov 2014

Isn't a bad freshman effort, but it doesn't offer anything to set it apart from dozens of other indie dramedies…

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Review of The Golden Era (2014)

By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 26 Nov 2014

A film which for the most part is enervatingly classic in format: stately, reverential despite the conflicting accounts the various narrators…

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Review of Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)

By James Rocchi (1,075) for The Playlist (3,871) on 26 Nov 2014

Watching Horrible Bosses 2, I was occasionally surprised when looking to my immediate left did not reveal a window with a wing and clouds on…

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Review of The Golden Era (2014)

By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 26 Nov 2014

A film which for the most part is enervatingly classic in format: stately, reverential despite the conflicting accounts the various narrators…

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Review of Death Metal Angola (2014)

By Nicholas Laskin (10) for The Playlist (3,871) on 25 Nov 2014

Death Metal Angola is deeply involving and, in its own way, completely and refreshingly unusual…

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Review of Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 25 Nov 2014

In zany set piece after zany set piece, the movie sets itself apart as willing to try anything, do anything for laugh, and it succeeds more…

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Review of Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)

By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 25 Nov 2014

The fact that the sequel is a messy, dull, instantly forgettable trifle somehow makes it the perfect follow-up to the original -- it's just…

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Review of Son of a Gun (2014)

By Oliver Lyttelton (141) for The Playlist (3,871) on 22 Nov 2014

Avery can't commit to whether he's making a gritty Animal Kingdom-style crime picture, or a light caper film, and the final result is wonky…

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Review of The Mule (2014)

By Kevin Jagernauth (311) for The Playlist (3,871) on 20 Nov 2014

Mahony and Sampson certainly know how to lay out a crime/thriller/comedy structurally, but unfortunately, they mishandle the tone and momentum…

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Review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

By Kevin Jagernauth (311) for The Playlist (3,871) on 19 Nov 2014

It's rare to see any blockbuster in any genre make decisions informed and driven by character, rather than by the more superficial requirements…

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Review of Last Days in Vietnam (2014)

By Nikola Grozdanovic (99) for The Playlist (3,871) on 19 Nov 2014

It’s a searing series of accounts from dignified patriots, weary politicians, and desperate civilians stuck in a frantic situation, and a…

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Review of Happy Valley (2014)

By Oktay Ege Kozak (122) for The Playlist (3,871) on 18 Nov 2014

As it did with the actual case, Happy Valley will divide audiences and create heated discussions over the many contradicting reactions given…

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Review of What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 18 Nov 2014

What We Do In the Shadows is the type of little movie that you watch and feel like you've discovered something really special…

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Review of The Sleepwalker (2014)

By Rodrigo Perez (382) for The Playlist (3,871) on 16 Nov 2014

A darkly mysterious and extremely accomplished first feature…

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