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I’ll Be Watching You
Paranoid political thrillers crested in the 1970s, but I’m looking forward to a new wave of them inspired by the revelations by Edward Snowden...
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Closed Circuit (R) Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall star in this thriller as exes who find themselves under government surveillance when they become defense...
Teenage Drink
As alcoholism dramas go, last week’s offering, The World’s End, is a hard act to follow. If The Spectacular Now isn’t as powerful or...
Grandmaster Flash
Wong Kar-Wai’s films generally don’t play in American multiplexes, but that’s exactly where his latest movie, The Grandmaster, lands this weekend. That’s because it’s...
The ‘Phibs and The Modern Present “The Audience”
If you want a lesson in how to grow older with grace and authority, look no further than the great British actress Dame Helen...
Film Shorts
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Blue Jasmine (R) One of the greatest performances of Cate Blanchett’s career enlivens Woody Allen’s weak rewriting of A Streetcar Named Desire. Blanchett plays...
King of Beers
We’re not too late to declare the comedy of the summer, are we? Good, because The World’s End is not only the season’s funniest...
Family Dies
If you’ve seen the trailer and the posters for You’re Next, you may think that this is just another crappy late-summer slasher flick. Actually,...
The Fort Worth Producer Behind “Jobs”
Jobs starts playing in a movie theater near you, and even though I didn't think much of the film, the sheer willpower of Fort...
Film Shorts
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Paranoia (PG-13) Liam Hemsworth stars in this thriller as an entry-level corporate employee who’s hired by a tech mogul (Gary Oldman) to spy on...
