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Matt Kelemen

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The Homesman (2014) 81% 3 EDIT “Jones's direction consistently benefits the performances and he's fearless in tackling frontier life, while director of photography Rodrigo Prieto deserves Academy Award consideration for the hardships he faced” – AspectRatio.us Dec 4, 2014 Full Review The Theory of Everything (2014) 81% 3 EDIT “It still feels formulaic, but that's to be expected without being able to go very far beyond the range of the memoir it dutifully draws on.” – AspectRatio.us Nov 27, 2014 Full Review Interstellar (2014) 73% 3 EDIT “After stretching the boundaries of incomprehension with Inception, a narrative arc that challenges yet remains accessible is a welcome relief.” – AspectRatio.us Nov 9, 2014 Full Review The Blue Room (2014) 88% 3 EDIT “Even viewers that want a conventional ending will find the journey toward the conclusion intriguing, even if they are left with a discomforting view of humanity.” – AspectRatio.us Nov 1, 2014 Full Review Innocence (2013) 20% 1 EDIT “... there's little appeal for the Twilight/Hunger Games demographic let alone general audiences. Brougher collaborated on the screenplay and could have easily moved things along to make the narrative arc less narcoleptic.” – AspectRatio.us Sep 5, 2014 Full Review What If (2013) 73% 3 EDIT “... it's the confusion and internal conflict exposed as Wallace and Chantry try to fit in contemporary roles, or try to create new ones, that sets this story apart.” – AspectRatio.us Aug 15, 2014 Full Review Lucy (2014) 67% 3 EDIT “You've just got to let go and enjoy Lucy for the mindfully mindless entertainment it is” – AspectRatio.us Jul 27, 2014 Full Review Third Person (2013) 25% 2.5 EDIT “Haggis is making a very personal artistic statement, and had break down any walls of hesitation or fear of critical acceptance in order to proceed. He may have lost perspective in the process.” – AspectRatio.us Jul 16, 2014 Full Review Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) 91% 4 EDIT “... a clever job in updating the final Roddy McDowall-era sequel ...” – AspectRatio.us Jul 10, 2014 Full Review Under the Electric Sky (2014) 53% .5 EDIT “As an echo of a era when acid house swept away Club MTV commercial crap and dancing all night took on a new meaning, it falls far short” – AspectRatio.us Jun 27, 2014 Full Review Obvious Child (2014) 90% 2 EDIT “Before long she has something to remember their night together though, and has to face the most terrible decision that can occur to a grown-up during an unplanned pregnancy: telling her mom.” – AspectRatio.us Jun 27, 2014 Full Review The German Doctor (2013) 75% 2.5 EDIT “The conclusion of the film is still difficult to follow, and without a satisfying ending we're left with a compelling set-up a charismatic cast and a character sketch of a war criminal in hiding.” – AspectRatio.us Jun 26, 2014 Full Review The Rover (2014) 67% 3 EDIT “Michôd's predilection for the long takes that bridge the middle and end of the film could have been tempered, or introduced earlier. Suddenly Morricone becomes Malick, and the tempo slows a little too much.” – AspectRatio.us Jun 20, 2014 Full Review Jersey Boys (2014) 51% 4 EDIT “The film prevents their story from being obscured by second-rate Baz Luhrmann-isms and lip-synched performances by A-list actors cast to max the odds of a No. 1 opening weekend.” – AspectRatio.us Jun 19, 2014 Full Review The Fault in Our Stars (2014) 81% 4 EDIT “... but the overall cinematic package is so well-constructed that it's possible to both like the film and be aware of it's manipulative effects. We are heading directly towards a big cry.” – AspectRatio.us Jun 6, 2014 Full Review Belle (2013) 84% 3 EDIT “the pacing of the film plods and the filmmaking is fairly no-frills. It's primarily Mbatha-Raw's radiant presence that makes the film's premise work” – AspectRatio.us May 21, 2014 Full Review Locke (2013) 91% 4.5 EDIT “Knight's genius, beyond dialogue and direction, lies in being able to depict how layers of personality slide against each other, and how the constructs we create serve our lives.” – AspectRatio.us May 15, 2014 Full Review Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) 86% 3 EDIT “Ava's intrusion into Adam and Eve's existence isn't far removed from Ezster Balint's Cousin Eva dropping in on John Lurie and Richard Edson in Stranger Than Paradise. Jarmusch aficionados will get it; Twilight fans won't.” – AspectRatio.us May 8, 2014 Full Review Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) 97% 4.5 EDIT “'If you fail, it's not important. We need to try.'” – AspectRatio.us Apr 24, 2014 Full Review Dom Hemingway (2013) 58% 2.5 EDIT “Great performance by Law in a character study where there is too much anti and not enough hero.” – AspectRatio.us Apr 17, 2014 Full Review The Raid 2 (2014) 82% 2.5 EDIT “If Evans goes back to a 90-minute thrill ride for the three-quel, it may be worth forgiving his excesses this time around.” – AspectRatio.us Apr 12, 2014 Full Review Tim's Vermeer (2013) 90% 2 EDIT “Jenison projects humility, but he can barely hide his need to be perceived as the smartest kid in the room. In the end, the film leans harder towards vanity project than earth-shattering documentary” – AspectRatio.us Mar 27, 2014 Full Review The Wind Rises (2013) 88% 4 EDIT “Miyazaki's fascination with creative inspiration comes through in every frame of he film. Rather than a fantasy film that strives for realism, this is realism that segues smoothly into fantasy” – AspectRatio.us Mar 27, 2014 Full Review The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) 92% 4 EDIT “Dreams die gentle deaths as characters adjust and adapt, and try to find humanity in a world in which the problems of a few little people don't amount to a hill of beans - except to them, and their world is our world.” – AspectRatio.us Mar 27, 2014 Full Review Therese (2013) 41% 2 EDIT “... the gang of family friends that often visits enable some light to break through the darkness. Not enough though.” – AspectRatio.us Feb 20, 2014 Full Review
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