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Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Berberian Sound Studio / Peter Strickland / 2012 / Active Ingredients: Soundscapes; Sincere interest in B genres; Tobey Jones Side Effects: Lack of direction; Unfinished feeling; Slow pace [Berberian...
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Modest Reception (2013)
Modest Reception / Mani Haghighi / 2013 / Active Ingredients: Slowly developing thematic implications Side Effects: Handling of tones; Frustrating performances Modest Reception [Modest Reception plays...
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Bottled Up (2013)
Bottled Up / Enid Zentelis / 2013 / Active Ingredients: Thoughtful character development Side Effects: Drab photography; Awkward comedy [Bottled Up plays at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23rd.]...
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Noah (2014)
Noah / Darren Aronofsky / 2014 / Active Ingredients: Dark thematic content; Creation sequence Side Effects: Derivative visuals; Theatrical performances The critical consensus on Darren Aronofsky’s...
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Under the Skin (2014)
Under the Skin / Jonathan Glazer / 2014 / Active Ingredients: Bold imagery; Unsettling score and sound design Side Effects: Lack of thematic weight; Use of non-actors Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin...
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Two Shots Fired (2015)
Two Shots Fired / Martín Rejtman / 2015 / Active Ingredients: Discursive narrative; Intersecting web of characters Side Effects: Flat, unaffected performances; Imprecision of style Argentinian...
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The Walk (2015)
The Walk / Robert Zemeckis / 2015 / Active Ingredients: Heist elements; Optimism; Vertiginous height Side Effects: 3D; Supporting characters; Imprecise psychology The Walk is a warm-hearted but...
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Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)
Oz: The Great and Powerful / Sam Raimi / 2013 / Active Ingredients: James Franco; Familiar fantasy/adventure narrative Side Effects: Over-reliance on CGI; Supporting characters Sam Raimi returns to Oz...
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American Honey (2016)
American Honey /Andrea Arnold / 2016 / Active Ingredients: Real people; Small moments of connection Side Effects: Runtime; Repetitive narrative With its fringy naturalism, American Honey presents a...
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Our Time (2018)
Our Time / Carlos Reygadas / 2018 / Active Ingredients: Beautiful natural cinematography Side Effects: Obsessive, circular emotions [Our Time plays this April at Boston MFA’s New Cinema from Mexico...
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