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Tell No One
(2006)
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Marcianne Miller
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It's a thriller. It's a love story. It's for adults. Don't miss Tell No One.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Priceless
(2006)
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Marcianne Miller
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As entertaining as the young lovers are, the most compelling character in Priceless is the widow Madeleine, played to sophisticated perfection by Anne-Christine Adam.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Hancock
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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[At first] Hancock is great fun, quirky and hilarious... Smith especially proves every minute why he's become the best in Hollywood. Then the movie takes an odd turn and goes into a whole other story, with different -- and deeper, I guess -- meanings.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Tropic Thunder
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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[Tropic Thunder] will probably set the bar for over-the-top humor for years to come.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Traitor
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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The more I think about this movie, the better it gets.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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The Women
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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Despite its good intentions and high hopes, The Women is not a good movie. It does, though, have plenty of nifty slices.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Death Race
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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Death Race was so relentlessly sadistic, so grim, so basically without any redeeming human value that even a race fan like me ended up being turned off by the so-called "ultimate in auto carnage."
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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A good last scene does not a good movie make.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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The Forbidden Kingdom
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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Nothing quite like the entertainment value of bloodless mayhem.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Big Eyes
(2014)
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Marcianne Miller
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The movie is big and amusing, and the shots of streets full of pastel vintage automobiles are worth the price of admission. It's terrific holiday fare.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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August: Osage County
(2013)
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Marcianne Miller
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I disliked this movie so much that, figuring I must have missed something, I went and saw the darn thing again -- it was even worse the second time.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Interstellar
(2014)
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Marcianne Miller
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The enchantment of a Christopher Nolan film, the sheer majesty of it, if you will, is surrendering to it.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Ida
(2013)
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Marcianne Miller
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It's done in hard-focus black-and-white, with no tricky camera moves, no special effects; sort of "minimalist realism."
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Secrets of War
(2014)
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Marcianne Miller
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The children are so believable you forget that you're watching a movie. You're right there with them in their changing world, hearing their heartbeats, imagining the nightmares looming over them.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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The Winding Stream
(2014)
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Marcianne Miller
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You'll not leave the theater without feeling that you, too, are part of the great flow of American music.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Dough
(2015)
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Marcianne Miller
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English-Austrian director John Goldschmidt and his two writers have put together a tale that, while utterly predictable, is also simply delicious.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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The Danish Girl
(2015)
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Marcianne Miller
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The film's extraordinary, detailed visual beauty will stay with you long after the movie is over.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Jackie
(2016)
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Marcianne Miller
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A subtle, mesmerizing, mind-altering character study.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Hidden Figures
(2016)
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Marcianne Miller
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It's a rousing, patriotic, feel-good picture, with terrific performances from Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monaé, and Octavia Spencer.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Hell or High Water
(2016)
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Marcianne Miller
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Hell or High Water is a modern crime tale, as mythic as any classic Western, filled with complex heroes, dangerous bank robberies, and breathtaking scenery.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
(2014)
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Marcianne Miller
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The movie is so lush with detail that only a big screen can do it justice.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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12 Years a Slave
(2013)
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Marcianne Miller
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12 Years a Slave is the most horrifying film you'll see all year. It's also one of the most beautiful.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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The Dark Knight
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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A film is only as good as its villain. By that standard, The Dark Knight achieves true greatness.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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Except for one grossly offensive aspect -- done twice --Crystal Skull is everything Indy fans want. It's a big, noisy, entertaining escape from reality. It makes no sense whatsoever and who cares?
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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You Don't Mess With the Zohan
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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The high-handed premise doesn't always work in Zohan but you have to admire the chutzpah in trying it.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Then She Found Me
(2007)
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Marcianne Miller
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In her feature film directorial debut, actress Helen Hunt delivers a solid, thoughtful drama marked by terrific performances from a perfectly cast circle of friends.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Sex and the City
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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Sex and the City isn't a movie per se. It's a cultural phenomenon. As a movie, it's only so-so. As an event-it's terrific.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Noah
(2014)
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Marcianne Miller
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In essence, the best thing about Noah, is not merely the excitement on the screen, but the many questions that keep multiplying when it's over. Do see Noah, and do see it on the big screen.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Winter's Tale
(2014)
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Marcianne Miller
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Winter's Tale is one of the movies where you just forget logic and allow the magic to happen.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Enemy
(2013)
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Marcianne Miller
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I liked Enemy a lot. I see so many movies each year, many of which are near-clones of previous movies, that it's a treat to see a movie with an unconventional take on things, even if it's disturbing.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Iron Man
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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It's perhaps the most thrilling tribute to good old American ingenuity the movies have given us in ages.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Get Smart
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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There are a few laughs, but nothing memorable, no biting satire and no clever wit. Most disappointing, there's no real chemistry between the bumbling Maxwell Smart and beautiful Agent 99. A fizzle where there be sizzle.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Nim's Island
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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Particularly for young girls and their supportive parents, Nim's Island is an entertaining, empowering film -- don't miss it.
Posted Aug 26, 2018
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Leatherheads
(2008)
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Marcianne Miller
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Is Leatherheads a retro screwball comedy? A patriotic tribute? A sliver of sports history? It's all those things and more. Alas, more is not necessarily better.
Posted Aug 25, 2018
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Fury
(2014)
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Marcianne Miller
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Led by Brad Pitt, all the actors turn in stunning performances: weary of war, numb from the pointlessness of it all, but feverishly alive.
Posted Aug 25, 2018
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The Hero
(2017)
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Marcianne Miller
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The Hero is a darned good movie, full of heart and dignity, a simple tale of reconciliation.
Posted Aug 25, 2018
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Darkest Hour
(2017)
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Marcianne Miller
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You'll leave the theater stunned -- not only by what the British accomplished in WWII, but also longing for leaders whose words touch the hearts of their citizens.
Posted Aug 24, 2018
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Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
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Marcianne Miller
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If you channel your goofy 8th-grade self, you will love this film.
Posted Aug 24, 2018
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
(2017)
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Marcianne Miller
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Three Billboards' characters may not get slapped with an earth-based court sentence, but in this complex story, a morality play some call it, life itself metes out justice.
Posted Aug 24, 2018
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
(2014)
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Marcianne Miller
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 is the most fun I've had in a movie theatre in ages.
Posted Aug 24, 2018
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Maleficent
(2014)
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Marcianne Miller
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Angelina Jolie was beyond perfection -- she wasn't playing the role of the wronged fairy -- she was the fairy, raging in all her queenly grief and vengeful fury, and lovely in her otherworldly beauty.
Posted Aug 24, 2018
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Snowpiercer
(2013)
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Marcianne Miller
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Snowpiercer is an astonishingly good movie.
Posted Aug 24, 2018
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Calvary
(2014)
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Marcianne Miller
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The movie is a tragedy with humor -- kind of like life. And, like life, it may be way-too-human for some audiences. I loved it. My companion did not.
Posted Aug 24, 2018
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
(2013)
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Marcianne Miller
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When The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is over, our only consolation is the realization that Ned Benson is merely 37 years old, so we can count on seeing more astonishing films from him.
Posted Aug 24, 2018
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