Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Marvel film dynasty makes a quantum leap from the Iron Age to what audiences, looking back years from now, …
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Frankie & Alice
Based on a true story, Frankie & Alice sets itself up as a sensitive exploration of a complex example of …
The Lunchbox
Cases of mistaken identity can certainly advance a plot, but rarely do these artificially imposed manipulative elements create an organic …
The Art of the Steal
Right off the bat, The Art of the Steal draws somewhat lofty comparisons thanks to its similarity to a host …
Tim’s Vermeer
This Academy Award-nominated documentary feature from Teller, with production assistance and an onscreen appearance from his partner-in-crime Penn Jillette, explores …
Gloria
One of my personal favorites from this past year’s Toronto International Film Festival (where it was announced as Chile’s representative …
Winter’s Tale
Celebrated screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind and I Am Legend) turns to novelist Mark Helprin for his first effort …
That Awkward Moment
Romantic comedy screenwriters want us to believe that love is full of cute challenges, those inconsequential moments blown out of …
The Invisible Woman
Ralph Fiennes has made a career being typecast as men of indomitable intelligence with a healthy sense of the romantic. …
Lone Survivor
Writer-director Peter Berg (The Rundown and The Kingdom) knows a thing or two about framing high-testosterone action sequences. The camera …
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