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The Importance of Breathless
The French New Wave wanted to make films as though no one had ever made a film before and Breathless is unlike anything previously made. The
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Jun 1, 2017


Baywatch
The jokes don’t come organically from the characters. Everything is just a belabored set-up for one increasingly unfunny dick joke after ano

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May 25, 2017


Alien: Covenant
The film is slow-paced, but it never seems to drag. There are some solid references to moments from previous films in the series for longtim

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May 19, 2017


Snatched
Amy Schumer gets in some good lines, while Goldie Hawn is stuck with nagging Mom clichés in the early scenes before switching to boring, bra

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May 12, 2017


The Birth of the Creature
In Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus, the creation scene is short and not very descriptive. However, in the s
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May 5, 2017


Sleight
It’s a lot of story for a relatively short film. However, director/co-writer JD Dillard is able to keep things moving at a nice pace, thanks

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Apr 28, 2017


Colossal
What could be a wacky farce or an action comedy in other hands is instead a cross between a subdued comedy and one of those small town drama

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Apr 7, 2017


Summer Movie Season Means Revisiting Old Ideas
This is the time of year the major film studios do their best business. Since they have to put their best foot forward, multiplexes are abou
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Apr 3, 2017


Chaos is the Meaning of Life
Once the characters are introduced and the organism is brought on board, the film turns into a retread of Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic Alien.
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Mar 24, 2017


A Pluralist Approach to The Maltese Falcon
The movie exists as an adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s novel while also existing as an original creation by writer/director John Huston.
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Mar 20, 2017
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