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Review of Obvious Child (2014)

By James Rocchi (1,075) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

Obvious Child is well-made and wickedly bold, but I still found myself wishing for a little more subtle maturity on the part of its characters…

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Review of Obvious Child (2009)

By James Rocchi (1,075) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

Obvious Child is well-made and wickedly bold, but I still found myself wishing for a little more subtle maturity on the part of its characters…

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Review of The Monuments Men (2014)

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

Turns out it was even trickier than originally imagined and that for all of its best efforts, The Monuments Men remains an unwieldy, overtly…

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Review of The Skeleton Twins (2014)

By Cory Everett (35) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

It may not always work as a drama but The Skeleton Twins proves to be a fine showcase for Wiig and Hader, showing they are both capable of…

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Review of The Babadook (2014)

By Rodrigo Perez (382) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

The Babadook is a smart, respectful horror that puts character and emotional issues first, yet never at the cost of a delightful and haunting fright…

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Review of Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)

By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

Director Pavich, his first time at bat, has crafted an unalloyed pleasure of a documentary, especially for those of us who care about Dune,…

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Review of Rich Hill (2014)

By Katie Walsh (1,279) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

A truly moving and edifying film, Rich Hill is the type of media object that could and should be put in a time capsule for future generations…

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Review of God's Pocket (2014)

By Cory Everett (35) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

The film is almost unrepentantly nasty towards its characters…

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Review of I, Frankenstein (2014)

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

This movie is a corpse in desperate need of reanimation…

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Review of War Story (2014)

By Rodrigo Perez (382) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

Elusively told to the point of irritation, joyless and shot in chilly incarcerating rooms, War Story has the look and feel of an exhausted…

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Review of That Awkward Moment (2014)

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

There is something of a manufactured air to the proceedings, one that is acutely aware of the techniques and traits of other similar better…

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Review of Of Horses and Men (2013)

By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

Erlingsson has delivered an attractive slice of Icelandic oddness that confirms many of the cliches about that country’s offbeat outlook,…

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Review of Starred Up (2014)

By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

The supporting cast all do excellent work too, but this is Eric’s story, and so it’s O’Connell’s film. His performance is a revelation…

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Review of They Came Together (2014)

By James Rocchi (1,075) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

It knows how to mock cliché big things, like jokes about set-dressing and music video montages; it’s also wise about small matters, right…

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Review of Concerning Violence (2014)

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

Not only a searing look at Europe's painful involvement in participating, encouraging and backing regimes of oppression, Concerning Violence…

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Review of The Missing Picture (2013)

By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

If some elements are more successful than others in achieving a balance between the public and the private, between the story of a nation’s…

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Review of Dear White People (2014)

By James Rocchi (1,075) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

It’s an American film that talks about race with strong feeling, common sense and good humor; it’s an indie screenwriting-directing debut…

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Review of No No: A Dockumentary (2014)

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

“No No” is a jazzy, joyful exploration of a man that, if he wasn’t able to actually change the system, was at least happy with giving…

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Review of 24 Exposures (2013)

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

24 Exposures has a handful of interesting ideas, and a lot of cute topless girls, but it doesn’t add up to much…

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Review of The One I Love (2014)

By Cory Everett (35) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

Justin Lader’s screenplay is contained but also funny, emotionally honest and nails its pivot from the conventional to something much richer…

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