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My Mistress
Despite a tone that aims for sensitivity and seriousness, My Mistress is unable to overcome the awkwardness of its concept.
Xenia
Style, sweetness and a hint of subversiveness and surrealism helps the amiable Xenia cope with its well-worn concept.
Starred Up
A bleak effort about a brutish character and bitter climate that never backs away from its bristling impact.
Common Denominator
Common Denominator's reliance upon simile and setting lay the foundation for a movie both obvious and trite.
A Long Way Down
A Long Way Down brings four troubled strangers together in the most contrived of scenarios to watch the sparks and…
John Wick
John Wick offers a fleet feat of thrills and fury, ever economical, effective and artfully presented.
The Best of Me
The latest screen adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' wish-fulfilment flights of fancy fits the author's melodramatic oeuvre perfectly.
This Is Where I Leave You
This tale of adult siblings forced to unite under tragic circumstances features a great cast, but doesn't shine.
Fury
In the war-time wilds of Fury, writer/director David Ayer matches combat and testosterone with contemplation and tension.
Whiplash
Attempting to relax during Whiplash's fury and frenzy of music and mania is futile.