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Review of Delivery Man (2013)

By Charlie Schmidlin (51) for The Playlist (3,871) on 22 Nov 2013

There are themes of familial connection and responsibility drenched across every frame of it, but aside from a few performances and amusing…

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Review of Narco Cultura (2013)

By Rodrigo Perez (382) for The Playlist (3,871) on 21 Nov 2013

Narco Cultura is gripping, gruesome and arresting; a disquieting look a pop (sub)-culture phenomenon that is mushrooming all over the United…

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Review of Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)

By Charlie Schmidlin (51) for The Playlist (3,871) on 20 Nov 2013

To his credit (and without affectation), Gondry doesn’t cloak the fact that he is often perplexed by his subject…

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Review of Lenny Cooke (2013)

By Gabe Toro (98) for The Playlist (3,871) on 19 Nov 2013

Lenny Cooke isn't a documentary, it's an autopsy, detailing exactly why Cooke vanished off the map and why he struggled to get back into the…

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Review of Dear Mr. Watterson (2013)

By Kevin Jagernauth (311) for The Playlist (3,871) on 15 Nov 2013

The 90-minute documentary doesn't pretend to be anything more than it is: a love letter to a great comic, providing a digestible version of…

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Review of Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery (2013)

By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 15 Nov 2013

It's got a spirited, can-do energy that reminds you of those original Shooting Gallery movies: they might not be the best thing ever, but they…

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Review of Strongman (2009)

By Nikola Grozdanovic (99) for The Playlist (3,871) on 14 Nov 2013

Though the ambition is commendable and the genuine depth of study should be applauded, Stan Pleskun is a character we'd ultimately scratch…

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Review of Lone Survivor (2013)

By Charlie Schmidlin (51) for The Playlist (3,871) on 14 Nov 2013

Together, all four cast members help draw a line across the narrative—separating when we were watching a mildly engaging depiction of names,…

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Review of Medora (2013)

By Kevin Jagernauth (311) for The Playlist (3,871) on 13 Nov 2013

It may not strike the political notes it wants to hit completely, and may fall just short of the impact it would like to achieve, but Medora…

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Review of The Best Man Holiday (2013)

By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 13 Nov 2013

It might be overlong, overstuffed, and occasionally operatic, but that doesn't mean that it can wring the tears out of you…

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Review of The Square (2013)

By Diana Drumm (12) for The Playlist (3,871) on 13 Nov 2013

The Square gives us the context of Egyptian uprisings, full of heart and hope, but the crux of the Revolution remains muddy…

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Review of The Square (2013)

By Diana Drumm (12) for The Playlist (3,871) on 13 Nov 2013

The Square gives us the context of Egyptian uprisings, full of heart and hope, but the crux of the Revolution remains muddy…

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Review of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

By Todd Gilchrist (762) for The Playlist (3,871) on 12 Nov 2013

Catching Fire is a monumental achievement, a massively entertaining crowd-pleaser that is thought-provoking and personally inspiring in all…

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Review of The Starving Games (2013)

By Gabe Toro (98) for The Playlist (3,871) on 11 Nov 2013

The Starving Games is the sixth directorial effort from Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, and they are nothing if not consistent…

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Review of Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2012)

By Christopher Schobert (126) for The Playlist (3,871) on 10 Nov 2013

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir is a rare opportunity to hear a master filmmaker speak about his life…

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Review of Out of the Furnace (2013)

By Charlie Schmidlin (51) for The Playlist (3,871) on 10 Nov 2013

The film is luckily powered by a powerful trio of performances at its core, and a unique, unpredictable structure that constantly reframes…

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Review of The Motel Life (2013)

By Jessica Kiang (522) for The Playlist (3,871) on 07 Nov 2013

While it doesn't reinvent the wheel, or revolutionize the genre, it achieves its modest ambitions affectingly well, in no small part due to…

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Review of The Book Thief (2013)

By Kevin Jagernauth (311) for The Playlist (3,871) on 07 Nov 2013

The Book Thief covers a large span of time, but the film's episodic nature, often moving from one incident to the next with little time to…

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Review of Frozen (2013)

By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 06 Nov 2013

As far as animated movies go, it doesn't get that much better than Frozen. It's a new Disney classic…

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Review of Some Velvet Morning (2013)

By Gabe Toro (98) for The Playlist (3,871) on 05 Nov 2013

LaBute has consistently made intriguing, often idiosyncratic films in his career, but he hasn't made anything this unsettling and unforgettable…

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