It’s like Plato’s Allegory of the Cave – if that cave was a torture chamber run by a sick pervert.
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Review: ‘THE REVENANT’ Stuns With Both Its Beauty & Brutality
The plot of Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s The Revenant is easy enough to understand. It’s everything that comes after it that’s hard.
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Review: Saoirse Ronan Shines in ‘BROOKLYN’
John Crowley’s handsome period romance is “classic” in all the best ways.
Review: ‘THE BIG SHORT’ Wants To Make You Mad
Adam McKay’s acidic housing market farce has energy to burn, but doesn’t always know where to aim it.
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Review: The ‘SPOTLIGHT’ Team Take Their Place Among The Greats
Tom McCarthy’s exemplary drama shows journalists — and his cast — at their best.
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Review: Spielberg’s ‘BRIDGE OF SPIES’ Is Among His Best
The great director is at the top of his craft with this patient and stirring Cold War drama.
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Review: ‘THE MARTIAN’ Makes Crowd-Pleasing Sci-Fi Look Easy
I really, really wanted this to be great. I was not disappointed.
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Review: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
George Miller brings us roaring back to the desert, utterly embarrassing every other action movie in recent memory.