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Review of The Witch (2016)

By Derek M (489) on 15 May 2017

Not bad, The Witch does a couple of things right and a couple of misteps imo. The movie is well paced and well shot…

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Review of Arrival (2016)

By Derek M (489) on 21 Apr 2017

I cant believe the high marks for this film. I was bored silly. 75% of the film was just OK , but the ending was brutal. Really dopey stuff…

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

By Derek M (489) on 21 Apr 2017

Loved it. Still have goose bumps from that last scene with Vader…

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Review of Nocturnal Animals (2016)

By Derek M (489) on 22 Mar 2017

Adams is dynamite, and the film oozes with style and grace. It's intoxicating…

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Review of Lion (2016)

By Derek M (489) on 03 Mar 2017

Never cried so much! Wow...what a movie…

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Review of Lion (2015)

By Derek M (489) on 03 Mar 2017

Never cried so much! Wow...what a movie…

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Review of I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)

By Derek M (489) on 24 Feb 2017

Humorous. Violent. Empathetic of the times…

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Review of Fences (2016)

By Derek M (489) on 20 Feb 2017

Best drama of 2016 and top 2 best movies of that year. Powerful, sad, real and moving…

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Review of Patriots Day (2016)

By Derek M (489) on 19 Feb 2017

Too long, ridiculous PC box-checking, stick acting, and an over-simplified, agenda-based plot really just makes this a length infomercial…

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Review of Closet Monster (2016)

By Derek M (489) on 22 Jan 2017

Donnie Darko meets Mysterious Skin meets Willard. I liked this movie a lot. I only quibble would be it wasn't strange enough…

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Review of The Impossible (2012)

By Derek M (489) on 19 Jan 2017

Unforgivably tasteless, exploitative and insulting…

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Review of Frances Ha (2013)

By Derek M (489) on 14 Jan 2017

Subtly hilarious, bitingly real, and monumentally unique, Frances Ha is not only a great movie, but a game-changing one…

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Review of Green Room (2016)

By Derek M (489) on 08 Jan 2017

Intense and gritty it just has some stuff that doesn't make any sense…

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Review of Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

By Derek M (489) on 28 Nov 2016

This well-paced, offbeat dramedy with a pure and simple plot is hands down one of the best indie films I've seen this year…

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Review of Virunga (2014)

By Derek M (489) on 25 Nov 2016