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Review of Captain Fantastic (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 28 Jul 2016

Captain Fantastic is the best new movie I've seen all year - by far. I wouldn't miss it, if I were you…

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Review of Jason Bourne (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 28 Jul 2016

It may be rhetorical to call what happens in this thriller thrills, but there's plenty of excitement in its pedal to the metal…

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Review of The Innocents (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 14 Jul 2016

It is suspenseful. And then, at the end, it is beautifully fulfilling…

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Review of The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 29 Jun 2016

The film seems to want to serve humanity a lot more than it wants to serve the popcorn business at the snack counter…

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Review of Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 29 Jun 2016

Wish the thriller parts of this film had a few more hairpin turns…

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Review of The BFG (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 29 Jun 2016

The BFG is a wonderful Steven Spielberg film, certainly one of his best in recent days…

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Review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 08 Jun 2016

Loud and overly intricate and empty of memorable content…

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Review of The Conjuring 2 (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 08 Jun 2016

Why does the most evil spirit in the house look like Marilyn Manson in a nun's costume…

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Review of Maggie's Plan (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 08 Jun 2016

It's nothing but enjoyable to watch in a minor key…

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Review of The Lobster (2015)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 01 Jun 2016

Memorability is something. Maybe it's even a recommendation…

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Review of A Bigger Splash (2015)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 25 May 2016

A Bigger Splash is a triumph of flavor. Imagine a simple but always tasty dish - an omelette, say…

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Review of The Nice Guys (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 18 May 2016

Crowe and Gosling are having some career fun here. It's just contagious enough if you don't expect too much more than that…

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Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 18 May 2016

What happens here is a well-written character who is inhabited fully from a time of life easy for movies to ignore…

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Review of Midnight Special (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 11 May 2016

This is science fiction that gives sci-fi a good name…

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Review of The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 11 May 2016

It's about the worldly doings of genuinely awesome intellect. Some of it has the intended effect. But don't be intimidated…

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Review of The American Side (2016)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 28 Apr 2016

The film, then, will be a different matter for area moviegoers than it will be for others…

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Review of Spider-Man 2 (2004)

By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 04 Jul 2004

The digital special effects -- especially those glorious, block-long Tarzan-style web swings up and down the city boulevards are…

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