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Review of Lemon (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 24 Aug 2017

Be prepared for what will prove to be far and away the longest 83 minutes you'll spend watching a movie this year…

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Review of Patti Cake$ (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 24 Aug 2017

The performances are all first-rate - particularly Bridget Everett as Macdonald's haggard mother - but first time writer-director Geremy…

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Review of Logan Lucky (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 16 Aug 2017

In the very least, Hal Needham's Smokey and the Bandit films displayed a fair amount of affection amid the hamming for their shit-kicking rubes…

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Review of Menashe (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 16 Aug 2017

The curious are welcome, but this one fits snugly in the category of You Don't Have to Be Jewish, But…

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Review of The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 16 Aug 2017

The major culprit in the picture is screenwriter Allan Loeb (Here Comes the Boom, Collateral Beauty) a once and future Happy Madison gagman…

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Review of The Glass Castle (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 10 Aug 2017

Dark, dysfunctional, and filled with blinding hope, this is one glass house that's difficult to throw stones at…

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Review of Killing Ground (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 02 Aug 2017

Made with the basest of intentions and aimed at the lowest form of humanity there is, let this be the first and last feature from Damien Power…

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Review of Pop Aye (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 27 Jul 2017

The press notes call it a crowd-pleaser at the Sundance Film Festival, but don't expect this Pop Aye to be strong to the finnich…

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Review of Marie Curie (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 27 Jul 2017

Honestly, you'd be better off finding the MGM version from 1943…

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Review of Harmonium (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Jul 2017

Is there anything more gratifying than a sweepingly downcast story told in a uniquely exhilarating manner…

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Review of The Journey (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 06 Jul 2017

With precious cargo like Spall and Meaney to transport, even Freddie Highmore behind the wheel - and the occasional narrative detour -…

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Review of Baywatch (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 25 May 2017

Lower what little expectation you have going in and you'll still be disappointed…

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Review of Chuck (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 17 May 2017

The downfall isn't as satisfying as the setup, and a sudden burst of energy associated with the introduction of cocaine actually acts to…

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Review of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 17 May 2017

Much of the poop humor is surprisingly fresh and funny, as in the scene where only a shower curtain separates an enormous man bent on…

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Review of David Lynch: The Art Life (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 04 May 2017

Is there a more rewarding way of spending 90 minutes than watching Lynch putter, reminisce, and work on a sculpture…

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Review of The Dinner (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 04 May 2017

Potential game-changing touch: this time, it's the politician and not his middle-class brother who is in favor of exposing the truth…

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Review of The Promise (2016)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Apr 2017

A sprawling, '60s-style epic with just enough political intrigue to prop up the occasionally wobbly romantic triangle formed by Oscar…

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Review of The Promise (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Apr 2017

A sprawling, '60s-style epic with just enough political intrigue to prop up the occasionally wobbly romantic triangle formed by Oscar…

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Review of Free Fire (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Apr 2017

Cornfed curse words fuel a script that doesn't amount to much more than a hateful snatch of Tarantino's set-bound posturing, spiked with a…

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Review of Colossal (2017)

By Scott Marks (172) for San Diego Reader (713) on 13 Apr 2017

If you're in the mood for a monster movie, revenge-tinged romance, social satire, or simply a good time at the multiplex, consider Colossal…

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