Reviews
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Emergency

The Sundance-prizewinning "Emergency," about three friends trying to get an overdosed young woman to an emergency room, never goes the way you expect. It starts out as a politically-minded campus...
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Hold Your Fire

The excellent and infuriating “Hold Your Fire” has all the twists and turns of the best hostage movie thrillers. That it is a documentary supports the adage that...
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Men

There are moments in “Men” that will cause your breath to quicken and your heart to pound. Still others will leave you scratching your head and stifling laughter. ...
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Chip and Dale are smart candidates for a reboot—they’re a recognizable cartoon Disney duo, even if one doesn’t know their series, or have a nostalgia for them in...
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Downton Abbey: A New Era

The ITV series “Downton Abbey” that started this all ran for six seasons with a total of 52 episodes. A multi-generational high-end British soap opera centered on...
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George Carlin's American Dream

It’s been fascinating to watch both ends of the political spectrum try to claim the legacy of George Carlin. Conservatives are convinced he would embrace their fight...
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Cane Fire

It’s so refreshing to see an unhurried, patient documentary, one that trusts its audience to follow along rather than relying on cheap gimmicks to manipulate emotions. Anthony...
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Deception

From the clumsy crudeness of “Portnoy’s Complaint” to the well-mannered dullness of “The Human Stain,” to a number of other titles that have eluded our collective cultural...
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The Valet

The tropes in play in "The Valet" are those of culture-clash romcoms, where two people of different backgrounds have to somehow reconcile and merge their worlds. The movie...
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Cordelia

Sometimes the walls don’t have to be closing in to create an oppressive atmosphere. Sometimes it’s just enough to have the wallpaper closing in. In “Cordelia,” a thriller...
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