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Deadfall: Olivia Wilde as Psycho Robber
Distinguished only by its fantastic ensemble cast—including Kate Mara and Treat Williams—Stefan Ruzowitzky’s Deadfall just isn’t manic enough…
Simon Abrams
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Path of Khan
“I can’t think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not…
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Somewhere Between: The Pitfalls of Chinese Adoption
As the documentary equivalent of a group character study, Somewhere Between isn’t as sharply focused as you might…
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Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff as Voyeur and Ex-Slave
English filmmaker Andrea Arnold’s atypical, impressionistic approach to Emily Brontë is her adaptation’s main hook. As with her…
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David Koepp Is in a Rush
David Koepp writes, and now directs, superior B-movies. This is an admirable and tough-to-master skill given how few…
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Hope Springs: Meryl Streep Cashes a Paycheck
Although the tone of Steve Carell’s couples-counseling character in Hope Springs is consistently placid and evenhanded, it’s also…