‘The First Time’ is all about the time of teen angst
Teen angst has been the subject of both brilliant and horrible filmmaking and this film falls somewhere between brilliance and horrible.
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‘Pusher’ is a remake that makes one long for the original
The original, as I’ve been told, was terrific. I would like to see that movie, because this one wasn’t very good at all.
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‘Seven Psychopaths’ is a little bit psychotic, little bit funny
This excellent flick from writer/director Martin McDonagh features an excellent ensemble cast at the top of their game.
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Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’ is filmmaking at its finest
This tense thriller builds on Ben Affleck’s most recent films to continue to cement his reputation as a director of high quality movies
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‘Here Comes The Boom’ has some boom, but few laughs
Comedy movies that show all the good parts in the trailer never work. This is one of them.
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‘Pitch Perfect’ hits sour note by striving for being cool than being unique
What this song-filled flick has going for it is a cast that can sing… which they do… again, and again, and again
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‘Taken 2’ is watered down for PG-13, should have been hard-R
Great action and strong characters, but everything feels toned down from first film that it loses its edge.
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‘Beyond The Black Rainbow’ is a trippy dirge
More stream of conscious than narrative, director Panos Cosmatos creates a film inspired by those horrifying VHS boxes that decorated mom-and-pop video stores in the 1980s.
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‘The Oranges’ don’t taste as sweet as advertised
Good acting usually can’t save weak writing and that’s the primary problem with this flick.
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‘Butter’ is a brilliantly written film & a joy to watch
This is one of those brilliantly written films that is a joy to watch.
