Match (2015)
“Rigor is good.” Adapted from the stage play of the same name, Match is a film about discovery in a confined setting. It’s a little movie, with only three performers and taking […]
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
“I feel like you ask a lot of questions.” Sometimes, the more answers we get, the less interesting things become. As is the case with Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, a […]
Everest (2015)
“If anyone can do it you can.” Most hear the word Everest and immediately think of the apex. The freezing, windswept, snowcapped summit of the highest point on the planet. […]
Black Mass (2015)
“It’s not what you do, it’s when and where you do it, and who you do it to or with.” When will film distributors learn to stop selling us scenes […]
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2015)
“The war of mediocrity is the fungus of the mind.” When you watch a film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, you can expect visual flair in an over the top world of […]
The Visit (2015)
“Bedtime here is 9:30. It’s probably best if you two shouldn’t come out of your room after that.” Welcome back to the big leagues, M. Night Shyamalan. Throughout the tumultuous career of […]
The Transporter Refueled (2015)
“You’re going to make me late, and I hate being late.” Could there be a decent Transporter movie? Yeah, I honestly think so. But when something tries so damn hard […]
Phoenix (2015)
“Show me your face!” Our skin is the biggest organ we have, the frail encasing which literally keeps us together. And it’s as easily torn as holiday wrapping paper, housing […]
Jauja (2015)
“On the desert frontier, one is alone.” Having now seen Jauja twice, I can say that this is masterful filmmaking at its most boring. All too often gorgeous films come […]
Tangerine (2015)
“Los Angeles is a beautifully wrapped lie.” Few of us, if any at all, are the person behind closed doors which we present to others. There’s a built-in pretense to our […]
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