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[Review] The Lone Ranger

Is it any surprise that Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger doesn’t really work? The titular lawman and his precocious white steed Silver, along with Native Americ...

[NYAFF Review] Aberya

Christian Linaban’s Aberya feels like an attempt to define ‘modern’ Filipino cinema; casting off so many of the industry’s old tricks in favor of a shifting, ai...

[Review] Redemption

Here it is, ladies and gents, that serious Jason Statham film few were expecting. Once called a more narratively-appropriate Hummingbird, now called a more Jaso...

[NYAFF Review] A Muse

Breeding our youth to dream of happily ever afters with an allure of fairy tale romance may do them a disservice by completely ignoring love’s equally prevalent...

[Review] The Secret Disco Revolution

More snarky than academic, Jamie Kastner’s Secret Disco Revolution begins with the thesis that disco was an underground movement orchestrated by the shadowy pow...

[Review] The Heat

While much attention is focused on the fact that Paul Feig’s The Heat is an action-comedy with two women in the lead -- much was similarly made of his Bridesmai...

[Review] White House Down

When confronted with the dual “Die Hard in a White House” thrillers Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down, action fans might find themselves sympathizing with...

[Review] I’m So Excited

If you've ever taken an introductory Cinema Studies course, you'll recall that the Italian Neorealists preferred uncharacteristic applications of sound, in part...