‘Allied’ Fights a Losing Battle in Beautiful Isolation
CHARACTER IS A RARE SPECIAL EFFECT IN ROBERT ZEMECKIS’S LATEST EFFORT By T.T. Stern-Enzi Photo: Brad Pitt as Max Vatan and …
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Ongoing Spotlight – November 29, 2016
BAD SANTA 2 [R] B- The saying goes that “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” but “Bad Santa …
‘Moana’ Challenges the Worthiness of Myths and Legends
Humanity defines the tale of the heroic spirit Rating: PG; Grade: A- When we first see Moana (Auli’l Cravalho), the titular …
Ongoing Spotlight – November 22, 2016
THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN [R] B Teen dramedies focus exclusively on the plight of privileged kids who seen to exist …
‘Bleed for This’ Captures a Boxer Fighting for His Life
REAL LIFE DRAMA ZEROES IN ON A PERSONAL BATTLE AGAINST ADVERSITY By T.T. Stern-Enzi Photo: Miles Teller as Vinny Pazienza in …
Confirmation of a Major ‘Arrival’
CANADIAN DIRECTOR DENIS VILLENEUVE ARRIVES ON THE BIG SCENE By T.T. Stern-Enzi Rating: PG-13; Grade: A I remember where I …
Ongoing Spotlight – November 8, 2016
DOCTOR STRANGE [PG-13] B+ “The Matrix” meets “Inception” in Scott Derrickson’s introduction of Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme. Brilliant neurosurgeon Stephen Strange …
The Certainty of Life’s Quiet Moments
KELLY REICHARDT TURNS HER GAZE TO PROFUNDITY OF THE MUNDANE By T.T. Stern-Enzi Rating: R; Grade: A Over 20 years …
Ongoing Spotlight – October 25, 2016
BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN [PG-13] C Well, it looks like a return to form, in the case of box office …
Ongoing Spotlight – October 18, 2016
THE ACCOUNTANT [R] C+ Going into the screening of “The Accountant,” the new movie from Gavin O’Connor (“Warrior”), I couldn’t …
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