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    Articles by Simon Abrams
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    Deadfall: Olivia Wilde as Psycho Robber
    By Simon Abrams • December 11, 2012 12:00 am

    Distinguished only by its fantastic ensemble cast—including Kate Mara and Treat Williams—Stefan Ruzowitzky’s Deadfall just isn’t manic enough to be…

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    Khan in Pi.
    Path of Khan
    By Simon Abrams • November 21, 2012 12:00 am

    “I can’t think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to…

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    Adoptees find their old homeland on the map.
    Somewhere Between: The Pitfalls of Chinese Adoption
    By Simon Abrams • October 16, 2012 12:00 am

    As the documentary equivalent of a group character study, Somewhere Between isn’t as sharply focused as you might hope. Director…

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    Kaya Scodelario as the grown Cathy.
    Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff as Voyeur and Ex-Slave
    By Simon Abrams • October 16, 2012 12:00 am

    English filmmaker Andrea Arnold’s atypical, impressionistic approach to Emily Brontë is her adaptation’s main hook. As with her Fish Tank…

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    Gordon-Levitt gathers speed.
    David Koepp Is in a Rush
    By Simon Abrams • August 29, 2012 12:00 am

    David Koepp writes, and now directs, superior B-movies.  This is an admirable and tough-to-master skill given how few major movie…

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    Cronenberg on the set.
    Falling Man
    By Simon Abrams • August 22, 2012 12:00 am

    David Cronenberg talks about Cosmopolis.

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    Kay (Streep) in the self-help aisle.
    Hope Springs: Meryl Streep Cashes a Paycheck
    By Simon Abrams • August 7, 2012 12:00 am

    Although the tone of Steve Carell’s couples-counseling character in Hope Springs is consistently placid and evenhanded, it’s also tellingly vague….

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