Gus Van Sant’s new film successfully side-steps cliché in its details, but feels like yet another story about the healing power of art and the necessity of humor in the face of suffering.
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Film Review: “True Story”
Seeing James Franco and Jonah Hill’s names attached to a film typically means you’re sitting down for a viewing of the latest stoner bromance from the Apatow troupe of comedy, so it’s probably a bit surprising that their latest, “True Story,” is actually an earnest drama exploring the murky, elastic nature of journalistic truthiness. Knowing […]
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“This Is the End”
If you’ve grown weary of the Judd Apatow school of comedy — the patented examination of male anxieties in their various forms, starring the usual rotating roster of familiar faces — “This Is the End,” which finds the Apatow players facing down the apocalypse, is likely not going to bring you back into the fold. […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: “The Watch”
“The Watch” “The Watch” (R), directed by Akiva Schaffer Now playing Although obviously purely coincidental, the release of “The Watch” resonates disconcertingly with the recent occurrence in Florida, where a self-styled neighborhood watchman fatally shot a black teenager. The picture actually bases its action and meaning upon some of the apparent motivations of the accused […]
