‘The Unicorn’

On February 12, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go See5 Comments

The Unicorn is worth seeing for two reasons:

‘Arctic’

On February 7, 2019February 8, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go See3 Comments

If you still need proof that writer/director J.C. Chandor’s work on 2013’s All Is Lost remains stranded aboard the shipwrecked SS Underrated, look no further than 2019’s Arctic.

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A Dog’s Way into Our Tear Ducts

On February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

A Dog’s Way Home is an early contender for The Sniffler of 2019.

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Album Roundup: Feb. 1-7

On February 5, 2019February 7, 2019 By Steven StraussIn The Food of LoveLeave a comment

An inordinately strong group this week:

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‘Miss Bala’

On February 4, 2019February 7, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

A great — if burdensome, but damn near inevitable — test to distinguish a star from a movie star:

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Stray Takes: ‘Free Solo’

On February 1, 2019February 5, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

So I saw Free Solo again, this time in IMAX.

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‘The Standoff at Sparrow Creek’

On January 31, 2019February 1, 2019 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

When will James Badge Dale be gifted a role worthy of his consistently-wasted talents, instead of being shackled by The Standoff at Sparrow Creek’s brand of rudimentary filmmaking?

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