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The Angels' Share
Robbie (Paul Brannigan) is the group’s ringleader. We meet him after he–high on coke–beat up an innocent teenager after a traffic incident. When a judge offers him leniency, the troubled Robbie is ordered to perform 300 hours of community service. But although...
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Oblivion
Director Joseph Kosinski knows how to create a visually-impressive world. In Tron: Legacy (2010), he created a world of video games that seemed both beautifully simplistic and masterfully realistic. In his new drama Oblivion, he has now created a gorgeous futuristic world where...
Disconnect
If you’ve ever been at a dining room table with a friend or family member who won’t get off their phone, you know the importance of the word “disconnect.” It seems that more and more often, we are sadly seeing people having conversations physically with one person while...
Trance
“No piece of art is worth a human life.” So says the man charged with protecting million-dollar paintings in the new psychological drama Trance. James McAvoy stars as a man who understands the value of self-preservation and security when it comes to both artwork and his own...
Evil Dead
There are some remakes that attempt to replicate the lure of the original for a new audience without adding to it or making the film stand out on its own. The new Evil Dead is not one of those films. This is a movie that rachets up the violence and the gore (yes, there will be...
The Place Beyond the Pines
In the first scene of the new drama The Place Beyond the Pines, the camera follows the character portrayed by Ryan Gosling along a route to his day job. Not judging the character’s actions but embracing them and seeing the world as he sees it, if only for a moment. For...
G.I. Joe Retaliation
For those who grew up with G.I. Joe action figures, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) seemed like a perfect vehicle for revitalizing the brand and bringing the story to the big screen for a new generation. Such hopes were quickly dashed when one watched that forgettable action...
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