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4/5
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Beanpole
(2019)
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Leslie Combemale
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Though there are not enough Tom and Jerry cartoons to compensate for the darkness of Beanpole, it's an exceptional film. Just brace yourself and fortify your optimism before a viewing.
Posted Feb 14, 2020
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2.5/5
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Bombshell
(2019)
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Leslie Combemale
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Want to learn about "white feminism"? Here's your chance. Bombshell glorifies/reframes notoriously racist, homophobic, xenophobic, misogynistic Fox personalities as #MeToo heroines.
Posted Dec 26, 2019
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3/5
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Charlie's Angels
(2019)
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Leslie Combemale
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Charlie's Angels doesn't have to be perfect. It has to be fun, entertaining, and bring something new with this iteration. The stars bring it. Glam it up and go with your best gal pals!
Posted Nov 15, 2019
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5/5
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
(2019)
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Leslie Combemale
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An absolutely beautiful film expertly acted and directed, with Marielle Heller's pacing allowing silences that give room for nuanced storytelling that has both heartbreak and hope.
Posted Nov 07, 2019
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C+
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
(2016)
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Leslie Combemale
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[The actors] take some of the most ridiculous dialogue and make it believable.
Posted Oct 17, 2019
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Son of Saul
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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Absolutely worth your time.
Posted Oct 17, 2019
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Infinitely Polar Bear
(2014)
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Leslie Combemale
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The most interesting aspect of Infinitely Polar Bear is how writer-director [Maya] Forbes brings both the perspective of her own childhood and retrospective insights as an adult and parent in the film.
Posted Oct 16, 2019
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3.5/5
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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Whedon delivers an uneven, if entertaining second installment that, like many superheroes, has both great strengths and hidden weaknesses.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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3/5
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The Age of Adaline
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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The audience is certainly offered plenty of beautiful bone structure featured in languid close-ups of the two leads, along with jewel-like, memorable moments of acting prowess from the older actors.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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5/5
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Mad Max: Fury Road
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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Arty, gorgeous, exciting, compelling, and poignant all at once.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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3/5
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Tomorrowland
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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This is no doubt what Brad Bird set out to do: inspire viewers. And the film is fun.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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2/5
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Aloha
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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There is an undeniable charm to some of the scenes of this movie, but few movie lovers will be offering it "warm aloha".
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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4.5/5
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Entourage
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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It teases just enough Hollywood decadence, shows enough of the destructive force to artistic creativity and vision represented by the mercurial moneyed power trippers, to remind norms we might not want the movie star life.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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5/5
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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The spectacularly poignant ending, complete with growth, insight, and truth, will rip you apart and just as rebuild you.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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5/5
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Inside Out
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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Well voiced, multi-layered, fearless, gorgeous, and inventive.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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5/5
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Cinderella
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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Branagh takes the reigns as director, but the aforementioned technical film professionals chosen for Cinderella represent some of the best artists working in the world today, in any genre.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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2/5
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The Divergent Series: Insurgent
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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Maybe we are all getting Dystopia Fatigue, but I need more to care about if i'm going to wade into this level of despair.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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3/5
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Danny Collins
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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A movie with genuine heart.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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4/5
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Ex Machina
(2014)
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Leslie Combemale
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The film Ex Machina comes not a moment too soon.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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5/5
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Seymour: An Introduction
(2014)
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Leslie Combemale
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Gorgeously straightforward yet emotional.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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4/5
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Furious 7
(2015)
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Leslie Combemale
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Convoluted as the story is, the way they say goodbye to Paul was well done and really very poignant.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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4.5/5
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Clouds of Sils Maria
(2014)
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Leslie Combemale
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Assayas has built a beautiful character driven drama of depth and resonance all centered around the interactions between three women with well-developed complex rules.
Posted Aug 05, 2019
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