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“A Time to Kill” is a misguided page-turner of a movie

A Time to Kill
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Joel Schumacher’s second John Grisham adaptation is a myopic look at race and the criminal justice system in the American South.

Beau North Posted on July 15, 2020July 14, 2020

“The Sea of Trees” saw talented artists set adrift

The Sea of Trees
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Matthew McConaughey wasted a performance in Gus Van Sant’s most disappointing film, a self-important look at white male redemption.

Douglas Laman Posted on June 27, 2020June 25, 2020

Greed Is Good (And God) in “The Wolf of Wall Street”

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
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Martin Scorsese turned his camera to the grotesque excesses of the ultra-rich in The Wolf of Wall Street.

Elle Busko Posted on October 31, 2019October 29, 2019

“The Dark Tower”: There Are Better Films Than These

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Childe Roland to The Dark Tower came, and unfortunately, he brought all of us along with him.

Megan Sunday Posted on September 29, 2019September 28, 2019

The Double Nostalgia of Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused”

Dazed and Confused
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Richard Linklater’s 1993 coming-of-age classic is a battle of dueling, complicated nostalgias around ’60s youth culture.

Rick Kelley Posted on August 10, 2019August 10, 2019

Serenity and the Strangeness of Post-Oscar Acting Careers

Serenity
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In the wake of Serenity’s balls-out weirdness, we look at how it fits into the oeuvre of “oddball post-Oscar films” for McConaughey and Hathaway.

Jesse Hassenger Posted on January 25, 2019August 3, 2020
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