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Hail, Caesar! (2016)

Bill Clark — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:32:47 +0000

Of all the troubling things about the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar! – and there are plenty to choose from – the most problematic is that it’s barely a movie at all, but rather a serious of loosely stitched together sketches of wildly varying quality. Known for some of the most creative and… Continue reading

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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Bill Clark — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:18:00 +0000

The law of diminishing returns strikes big-time in Avengers: Age of Ultron, an overstuffed mess of one-note characters, gaudy, incomprehensible CGI, and really, really bad one-liners. It’s so unexpected that you almost forget how fresh The Avengers was three short years ago, and what a welcome reprieve it was from the… Continue reading

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Chef (2014)

Bill Clark — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:58:32 +0000

Chef is the kind of enjoyable, good-natured comedy that’s frequently accused of being a vanity project by detractors. Written, directed, and co-produced by Jon Favreau, the film is light on conflict but heavy on familiar themes such as appreciating your family and work to live, not live to work. It… Continue reading

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Lucy (2014)

Bill Clark — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 18:00:54 +0000

There are going to be a lot of people wanting to know what kind of hallucinogens writer/director Luc Besson was on when he came up with Lucy. This is one bonkers movie, filled with enough sci-fi concepts for an entire series and just enough grisly action to get by during its… Continue reading

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Her (2013)

Bill Clark — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:05:07 +0000

How rare it is to see something that you’ve never seen before. Spike Jonze’s Her takes the romantic comedy/drama genre, one desperately in need of a genre-buster, and turns it upside down with one of the sweetest, most heartfelt films to come along in quite some time. In an era… Continue reading

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Hitchcock (2012)

Bill Clark — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:00:54 +0000

Hitchcock is a breezy and fairly entertaining biopic about the events surrounding Alfred Hitchcock’s life leading up to and during the filming of Psycho. The title might lead one to believe this is an all-encompassing film about his whole life, but the movie takes place over a matter of tumultuous… Continue reading

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The Prestige (2006)

Bill Clark — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:00:52 +0000

Never before have I seen so many moviegoers flail their arms as they exit the theater. In fact, an astute patron would liken the reaction to that of a crowd that has just seen an amazing magic trick. I have a feeling that’s exactly how the screen writing team of… Continue reading

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The Island (2005)

Bill Clark — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 04:00:00 +0000

Since his mainstream directorial efforts commenced exactly one decade ago, director Michael Bay has hardly been known for his subtlety. With unthinkable budgets and resources at his disposal over the years, Bay has singlehandedly destroyed what has to be the equivalent of two or three large cities in ordinance. Undoubtedly… Continue reading

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In Good Company (2004)

Bill Clark — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 05:00:35 +0000

With all the gloom and doom in the world right now, sometimes it’s nice to have a well-made, well-acted, well-meaning film come along to sweep you away for about two hours. That’s exactly what In Good Company is, and that’s exactly what it does. Dennis Quaid is Dan Foreman, a… Continue reading

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