James Marsh
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Aiming squarely at the lucrative young adult movie audience, The Space Between Us pursues its flimsy lovers-on-the-run premise, complete with science fiction elements and a terminal illness, with a blatant… Read More
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While never allowing events to spiral into full-blown farce, the French comedy News from Planet Mars constantly tests the limits of its somewhat absurd reality, to mostly winning effect. Read… Read More
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Jessica Chastain gives a powerhouse performance as a morally corrupt lobbyist in this flawed yet nevertheless enjoyable political thriller. Listen to my review Read More
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Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman have garnered awards attention for their roles in Garth Davis’ emotional Australian/Indian drama, but it’s young Sunny Pawar who steals the show. Listen to my review Read More
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For his first feature since the notoriously unsuccessful The Lone Ranger , director Gore Verbinski plunders the depths of horror cinema history to tell a story of nefarious goings-on at… Read More
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One of the most enduring themes in Japanese cinema is the clash between old and new, the struggle of older generations to relate to their successors and preserve traditional aspects… Read More
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The culinary strengths of East and West go head-to-head in Raymond Yip’s cheerfully frivolous new comedy, when a high-end French restaurant opens on the same Hong Kong street as a… Read More
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Keanu Reeves returns for a high-octane sequel, upping the ante and bodycount of the first film, in what ranks as one of the best action films of recent years. (at 30:05) Read More
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Natalie Portman is fantastic as the recently widowed Jackie Kennedy in Pablo Larrain’s elliptical, dream-like film focusing on the days following the assassination of JFK. (at 26:25) Read More
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Picking up immediately after the events of Fifty Shades of Grey , the 2015 adaptation of E.L. James’ best-selling erotic novel, Fifty Shades Darker finds damaged twentysomething billionaire Christian Grey… Read More
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Following a string of direct-to-video animated outings for DC characters in LEGO form, themselves spawned from a series of successful video games, Batman appeared in Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s… Read More
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A major awards contender with a rich diversity angle also tells the compelling story of three African American women who rose through the ranks at NASA during the Mercury space… Read More
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Ken Loach’s Palme D’Or winner trains its crosshairs on the British welfare system, with predictably grim yet effective results. (at 11:20) Read More
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The year’s first big surprise is this delightfully nostalgic sci-fi adventure that echoes the 80s classics from the likes of Amblin Entertainment and Joe Dante. Read More
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Disney’s latest animated musical follows a Polynesian island princess on a magical quest across the ocean. (at 12:30) Read More
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Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone get all nostalgic in Damien Chazelle’s all-singing. all-dancing ode to classic Hollywood musicals. Read More
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Model-actress Milla Jovovich reprises her signature role for a sixth and supposedly final time in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, once again battling the nefarious Umbrella Corporation amidst a global… Read More
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Vin Diesel resurrects extreme sports secret agent Xander Cage for this belated third entry in the xXx franchise, 12 years after Ice Cube last carried the torch for counter-culture covert… Read More
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