Category: Short Reviews
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Fruitvale Station
Writer-director Ryan Coogler's first feature is an auspicious debut, portraying the last day of Oscar Grant, the Hayward man who was shot dead in an altercation with Bay Area Rapid Transit officers on New Year's Day 2009.
This article was published on 08.01.13
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Pacific Rim
Director Guillermo del Toro and his co-writer Travis Beacham indulge their inner child, the one who always wanted to dress up in a Godzilla costume and kick the bejesus out of an elaborate scale-model city.
This article was published on 07.25.13
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The To Do List
Writer-director Maggie Carey indulges the dubious ambition of making a sex comedy for girls just as crude and dimwitted as the boy-themed comedies.
This article was published on 07.25.13
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Only God Forgives
The neon-drenched style and impeccably composed ultraviolence are even more pointless here than in Drive, but Only God Forgives is the more hypnotic and challenging film.
This article was published on 07.25.13
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The Way Way Back
Steve Carell, Toni Collete and Liam James star in this formulaic family-dysfunction comedy.
This article was published on 07.25.13
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Girl Most Likely
Kristin Wiig charms in this new urban-bachelorette comedy.
This article was published on 07.18.13
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The Conjuring
Director James Wan delivers effective scares in this unofficial prequel to The Amityville Horror.
This article was published on 07.18.13
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Grown Ups 2
d David Spade return in this sequel to the 2010 original. And, not shockingly, it's not very good.
This article was published on 07.18.13
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