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Review of Spectral (2016)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 15 Dec 2016

For a mainstream supernatural-fantasy war film, Spectral is curiously devoted to rhapsodizing about science, and considering the moral implications…

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Review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

By Bryan Bishop (118) for The Verge (432) on 13 Dec 2016

The film soars when it abandons all pretense of being a space opera, and fully embraces the bombastic modern action movie that’s at its core,…

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Review of The Eyes of My Mother (2016)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 12 Dec 2016

Nicolas Pesce’s gory writing and directing debut Eyes of My Mother goes all-in on the idea of a remote location where horrible things can…

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Review of Manchester by the Sea (2016)

By Chris Plante (15) for The Verge (432) on 12 Dec 2016

It’s a methodic meditation on living with pain that can’t be shed, and in the oily-black corners of our shared fears, Lonergan has discovered…

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Review of Moana (2016)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 29 Nov 2016

All the beats proceed exactly as expected, but they hit with admirably precise timing, amid a strikingly beautiful landscape where every leaf…

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Review of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 18 Nov 2016

While Fantastic Beasts’ erratic leaps between murderous gravity and childish silliness are distracting, one thing is consistent: the characters…

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Review of Doctor Strange (2016)

By Bryan Bishop (118) for The Verge (432) on 27 Oct 2016

Doctor Strange is at its most entertaining when it’s unapologetically different from anything Marvel has done before…

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Review of Michael Moore in TrumpLand (2016)

By Adi Robertson (27) for The Verge (432) on 20 Oct 2016

It's a plea for the election of Hillary Clinton, delivered with a combination of rousing earnestness and shaky optimism…

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Review of The Bad Batch (2017)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 13 Oct 2016

The bizarre fortune-cookie philosophy of its coda just emphasizes how impoverished this film feels when it comes to unifying themes, or a big…

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Review of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 29 Sep 2016

Burton's adaptation of Ransom Riggs' 2011 bestseller is a manic but emotionally inert movie that packs on the quirks without finding any personality…

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Review of Queen of Katwe (2016)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 22 Sep 2016

Nair's film is a joyous triumph in the way it makes the story accessible, without losing sight of the specifics that make it not just a true…

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Review of Deepwater Horizon (2016)

By Bryan Bishop (118) for The Verge (432) on 20 Sep 2016

There’s no question that Deepwater Horizon delivers thrills, but you may feel awfully empty afterward…

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Review of Mascots (2016)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 16 Sep 2016

While it's admirable that Guest is enthusiastically rooting for his characters, there's nothing particularly funny about it…

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Review of Moonlight (2016)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 14 Sep 2016

Moonlight is hypnotic not just as a character study, or as a coming-of-age story…

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Review of American Honey (2016)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 13 Sep 2016

One of Arnold's greatest accomplishments in American Honey is in illustrating, with a loose and comfortable storytelling style, how these misfits…

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Review of Blair Witch (2016)

By Bryan Bishop (118) for The Verge (432) on 13 Sep 2016

Wingard and Barrett add a creepy body horror element to the mix early on, and thanks to the forceful sound design there’s a greater sense…

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Review of La Flor (2019)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 13 Sep 2016

Its complete lack of restraint, cynicism, or self-consciousness invites viewers to drop their own reservations and just feel the big, broad,…

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Review of La La Land (2016)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 13 Sep 2016

Its complete lack of restraint, cynicism, or self-consciousness invites viewers to drop their own reservations and just feel the big, broad,…

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Review of Barracuda (2017)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 13 Sep 2016

Its complete lack of restraint, cynicism, or self-consciousness invites viewers to drop their own reservations and just feel the big, broad,…

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Review of Loving (2016)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 11 Sep 2016

It's a patient film, and it requires some patience from its audience…

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