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Author: Jonah Koslofsky

P.S.H. I Love You: “Money for Nothing” puts Hoffman in dire straits

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John Cusack tries to make off with a million bucks in this queasy but charming crime caper, with Philip Seymour Hoffman in tow.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

PSH I Love You: Hoffman blinks in and out of “Next Stop Wonderland”

PSH I Love You Next Stop Wonderland
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Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a selfish ex in this Hope Davis-led indie romance.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: “Love Liza” is an agonizing cry from the heart

Love Liza
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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s first lead role is a one-man show of raw human emotion.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on February 15, 2021February 16, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: “Patch Adams” is dead on arrival

Patch Adams
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Robin Williams smarms his way through his misguided, treacly 1998 medical dramedy.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: “Flawless” is anything but

Flawless
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Joel Schumacher’s well-intentioned buddy dramedy puts Philp Seymour Hoffman in the role of a trans woman, to outdated result.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

PSH adds a dose of comedy to a sweetly old-fashioned drama

Nobody's Fool
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Nobody’s Fool features a late-in-his-career Paul Newman at his best, and Bruce Willis when he still cared.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on January 24, 2021January 24, 2021

PSH is marvelous in “The Big Lebowski”

The Big Lebowski
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Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the ultimate lackey in The Coen Brothers’ gleefully silly stoner comedy.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

“The Empty Man” is, in fact, hollow

The Empty Man
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David Prior’s overlong occult horror is stylish but suffers from sluggish pacing and a lackluster hero.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: PSH steps behind the camera in “Jack Goes Boating”

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Philip Seymour Hoffman stepped behind the camera one time for this thin adaptation of the Robert Glaudini play.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

“State and Main”‘s main problem is it’s in a sorry state

State and Main Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Philip Seymour Hoffman is a breath of fresh air in David Mamet’s limp showbiz dramedy.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

“Education” caps off “Small Axe” with a quiet, powerful call to action

Small Axe: Education
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Steve McQueen’s incredible anthology closes with a deeply sympathetic probe of the racial deficits of the British school system.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

P.S.H. I Love You: “Along Came Polly” doesn’t shart the bed

Along Came Polly
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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s riotous Sandy Lyle elevates the schlocky aughts rom-com to a deeply silly delight.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

“Alex Wheatle” is the rare stumble in Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe”

Small Axe: Alex Wheatle
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Steve McQueen’s anthology about Black life in London has its low point in a truncated biopic about the acclaimed British author.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020

There’s not much to love “When a Man Loves a Woman”

When a Man Loves a Woman
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Co-written by Al Franken, this romantic drama pits Meg Ryan and Andy García against alcoholism—and a bad script.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on December 7, 2020December 7, 2020

“Doubt” casts a shadow, but not the darkest one

Doubt
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John Patrick Shanley’s Catholic Church-set drama is mildly effective and well-acted but too tidy for its subject matter.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

“Uncle Frank”‘s ’70s setting matches its tiresome themes

Uncle Frank
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Paul Bettany is fantastic in the title role, and about the only thing worth watching in Amazon’s interminable family drama.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on November 29, 2020November 30, 2020

“Montana” is a little flat, a little rocky

Montana
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Jennifer Leitzes’ only feature is an uneven genre piece with a good few moments, some thanks in part to Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

“Mary and Max” combined stubby designs with sleek emotions

Mary and Max
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Adam Elliot’s claymation offering was Philip Seymour Hoffman’s only animated film, but it’s as thorough as his other efforts.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

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