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"Review: In ‘Starless Dreams,’ the Young, Female and Detained in Tehran", Written and Published by Ben Kenigsberg, on January 19th, 2017, on The New York Times. This article was transformed from text to audio by Amazon's Polly service.
A Review for Behemoth, Written and Published by Glenn Kenny, on January 27th, 2017, on Roger Ebert. This article was transformed from text to audio by Amazon's Polly service.
Hirokazu Kore-eda delivers a quietly masterful family drama with 'After the Storm', Written and Published by Justin Chang, on March 16th, 2017, on Los Angeles Times. This article was transformed from text to audio by Amazon's Polly service.
‘My Life as a Zucchini’: Weathering childhood traumas and triumphs, Written and Published by Michael O'Sullivan, on March 2nd 2017, on The Washington Post. This article was transformed from text to audio by Amazon's Polly service.
'The Salesman' makes a solid pitch, Written and Published by Calvin Wilson, on February 9th 2017, on St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This article was transformed from text to audio by Amazon's Polly service.
A Review for The Great Wall, Written and Published by "Simon Abrams ", on "February 17th, 2017", on "Roger Ebert". This article was transformed from text to audio by Amazon's Polly service.
It’s one of the reasons why Keanu Reeves’ new sequel is so satisfying.
John Wick Is An Action Hero As Unhappy Workaholic. Written and Published by Alison Willmore, on February 11th 2017, on Buzzfeed. This article was transformed from text to audio by Amazon's Polly service.
Even beneath his somber Samurai garb, Ejiofor can’t hide his obvious pleasure in getting to play, finally, a Marvel character: It’s delightful to see him having so much fun. And Cumberbatch, both a natural comedian and a subtle one, knows how to get a big laugh from nothing more than an arched eyebrow. That's got to be one of the biggest and most delicate feats of wizardry in this vast and unknowable universe, and Cumberbatch comes by it effortlessly: No ancient Celtic secret needed.
It’s been six years since Sean Byrne’s The Loved Ones debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, but he’s finally back with a new feature called The Devil’s Candy. While introducing the film to a packed house, Byrne briefly addressed the difficultly of getting new projects off the ground, but thankfully he managed to secure a green light for this one because it’s a standout.
'Logan' stars Hugh Jackman as the title character, also known as Wolverine, who in the dystopic world of the film is one of the few mutants left. Jackman gives Logan a withering rage that seems heartfelt, not hammy.
When “The LEGO Movie” screened for critics a couple of years ago, I initially passed on it, concluding that an animated kiddie movie featuring LEGOs was not exactly in my (or your) wheelhouse. But the word on it was so good that I quickly caught up with it. Lo and behold, it was one of the sharpest and funniest movies of 2014. Honest!
Genre films — horror, comedy, fantasy, Westerns have always been great vessels for social commentary. The pleasures of genre conventions allow such messages to go down easy; the spoonful of cinematic sugar that helps the medicine go down.
The best film at the Toronto International Film Festival this year is also the most delicate, such a calm yet precise piece of filmmaking that you’re barely prepared for its shimmering, quietly sensational ending. Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight—which Jenkins adapted from a story by playwright Tarell McCraney—is a coming-of-age movie, and a love story, that leaves you feeling both stripped bare and restored, slightly better prepared to step out and face the world of people around you, with all the confounding challenges they present. There’s not much more you can ask from a movie.