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Review of A Ghost Story (2017)

By Noah Gittell (113) for Washington City Paper (500) on 13 Jul 2017

With little use for the cinematic conventions that humans have relied upon for over a century, it makes every romantic comedy, superhero flick,…

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Review of Moka (2016)

By Alan Zilberman (171) for Washington City Paper (500) on 06 Jul 2017

There is a dearth of curiosity here, so instead of a dramatic thriller, Moka is a mirthless revenge tale that defaults toward drama…

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Review of The Little Hours (2017)

By Noah Gittell (113) for Washington City Paper (500) on 06 Jul 2017

It's the kind of movie a 12-year-old boy might stay up late to catch on Cinemax: sweetly sophomoric, not so much a film as a series of sporadically…

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Review of Baby Driver (2017)

By Alan Zilberman (171) for Washington City Paper (500) on 29 Jun 2017

This is the rare, unique entertainment that takes classic action tropes, and turbocharges them…

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Review of Moscow Never Sleeps (2017)

By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Washington City Paper (500) on 29 Jun 2017

Moscow Never Sleeps, but viewers probably will…

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Review of The Beguiled (2017)

By Noah Gittell (113) for Washington City Paper (500) on 29 Jun 2017

It's a dynamic situation, but while Coppola tantalizes effectively, the story itself has too much possibility and not enough follow-through…

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Review of Sami Blood (2017)

By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Washington City Paper (500) on 29 Jun 2017

Kernell leaves you with a people you'll want to know better and a heroine you won't soon forget…

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Review of Maudie (2016)

By Noah Gittell (113) for Washington City Paper (500) on 22 Jun 2017

Maudie is a slow, earnest film that pleasantly subverts the narrow-minded hagiography we expect from the story of an artist…

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Review of Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017)

By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Washington City Paper (500) on 22 Jun 2017

What James ensures you'll take away from the documentary is the moral fortitude of the Sung family…

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Review of It Comes at Night (2017)

By Alan Zilberman (171) for Washington City Paper (500) on 08 Jun 2017

After the success of recent low-budget horror films like Split and Get Out, It Comes at Night is far more demanding, even brazen…

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Review of Band Aid (2017)

By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Washington City Paper (500) on 08 Jun 2017

Although it gives off tired mumblecore vibes in addition to its potentially quirky setup, the film offers interactions and wisdom that are…

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Review of Manifesto (2017)

By Noah Gittell (113) for Washington City Paper (500) on 08 Jun 2017

For anyone who has ever said, Cate Blanchett is such a great actress that I would watch her read the phone book, Manifesto is here to hold…

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Review of Wonder Woman (2017)

By Alan Zilberman (171) for Washington City Paper (500) on 01 Jun 2017

With a story that moves at a steady clip and action that threads the needle between realism and supernatural exaggeration, Wonder Woman is…

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Review of I, Daniel Blake (2016)

By Noah Gittell (113) for Washington City Paper (500) on 01 Jun 2017

It's a film about the unsustainable condition of being poor and alive, which admittedly sounds like a grueling experience…

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Review of Berlin Syndrome (2017)

By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Washington City Paper (500) on 25 May 2017

The end is a bit anticlimactic, but that's a quibble considering Shortland achieves something rare: making a thriller feel fresh…

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Review of The Wedding Plan (2016)

By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Washington City Paper (500) on 25 May 2017

Despite a plot that sounds absurd, this Plan goes off without a hitch…

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Review of Alien: Covenant (2017)

By Alan Zilberman (171) for Washington City Paper (500) on 18 May 2017

The franchise took a backslide with the undercooked Prometheus, but Alien: Covenant is a welcome return to form for director Ridley Scott and…

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Review of The Lovers (2017)

By Noah Gittell (113) for Washington City Paper (500) on 11 May 2017

We experience The Lovers as its characters live their lives: teetering on the precipice, reveling in uncertainty, and loving every moment of it…

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Review of My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)

By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Washington City Paper (500) on 04 May 2017

Despite the rather constant stream of jokes, Shaw infuses his story with a fair amount of tension…

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Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

By Alan Zilberman (171) for Washington City Paper (500) on 04 May 2017

If the first Guardians of the Galaxy is about bizarre heroes developing chemistry, then the sequel is a showcase for them as individuals…

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