Mark Osborne’s refreshing adaptation of the classic tale “The Little Prince” shows a patience most studio-produced animated flicks rarely allow these days.
Review: Patience pays off for refreshing animated tale 'The Little Prince'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:59 pm · June 4th, 2015
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Dr. Dre and Ice Cube introduce strikingly relevant new 'Straight Outta Compton' trailer
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:39 pm · February 8th, 2015
NWA’s story is coming to the big screen and Dr. Dre and Ice Cube think it’s timely. We can’t disagree with them.
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Review: Tawdry JFK drama 'Parkland' an exercise in sorely misjudged nostalgia
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:00 am · September 1st, 2013
James Badge Dale offers the only performance of note in an all-star ensemble.
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Review: Powerful '12 Years A Slave' won't turn away from the brutality of slavery
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:02 pm · August 30th, 2013
Chiwetel Ejiofor is exceptional in Steve McQueen’s powerful “12 Years A Slave,” the true story of Solomon Northrup, a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841.
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Review: Robert Pattinson has a devil's haircut on his mind in Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:52 am · May 25th, 2012
David Cronenberg is back to his strange self in his faithful but flummoxing adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel.
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The Lists: Top 10 performances in comic book movies
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:44 am · May 1st, 2012
With “The Avengers” hitting theaters imminently and “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “The Dark Knight Rises” still to come, we look at the top portrayals of film’s comic book subgenre.
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Cannes Check: David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:21 pm · April 25th, 2012
We continue our preview series of the Cannes competition titles.
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From 'Win Win' to 'Bridesmaids,' surprises in the precursor landscape
Posted by Roth Cornet · 8:29 am · December 13th, 2011
Amidst the recent slew of regional critics awards lists there have been the predictable pre-Oscar nominations and wins peppered with a few unconventional and often well-deserved selections. One or two of the honors felt particularly surprising, though.
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Indiana critics like 'The Artist,' Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Olsen
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:07 am · December 12th, 2011
The Indiana Film Journalists Association has, like many before it, given its the Best Picture prize to “The Artist.” But there were a few notable singular choices throughout their list, particularly in the acting races.
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