Skin Trade (2014) – Review
The lowbrow world of B-level action films usually doesn’t produce flicks like Skin Trade. Sure, sex, nudity, and violence are
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Big Game (2014) – Review
If Steven Spielberg ever produced a Renny Harlin film the result would, presumably, resemble the 2014 finnish film Big Game.
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Starship: Apocalypse (2014) – Review
You have to give it to the filmmakers behind the ongoing Starship saga for crafting a complete universe for its
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The Maze Runner (2014) – Review
The best of the Hunger Games clones so far, The Maze Runner, give us appealing characters, an intriguing premise and
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That Awkward Moment (2014) – Review
An engaging set of lead actors and a funny opening act are tossed aside in favor of romantic comedy clichés
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American Sniper (2014) – Review
American Sniper is a movie that has aspirations for greatness but settles for being a rather ordinary film about an
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The Identical (2014) – Review
The Identical opens with a gorgeous shot of a Cadillac driving along a dirt road in the middle of a
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Draft Day (2014) – Review
There is something quietly comforting in the sheer professionalism and efficiency of a glossy studio picture like Draft Day. Here,
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Transcendence (2014) – Review
Transcendence marks the directing debut of longtime cinematographer and frequent Christopher Nolan collaborator, Wally Pfister. This is of note not
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The Interview (2014) – Review
When all the political hoopla is said and done, film buffs will be faced with the truth that The Interview
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Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) – Review
The fourth installment in the tired Transformers franchise, is a lumbering unwieldy mess. The bloated running time serves as an
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Sex Tape (2014) – Review
Sex Tape is a movie that is entertaining despite itself. The final product shows obvious signs of post-production tweaking, and
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Catch Hell (2014) – Review
Imagine Deliverance, Black Snake Moan, and JCVD re-envisioned through the satirical haze of Robert Altman, these are the heavy influences
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Let’s Be Cops (2014) – Review
I have grown tired of the repeated pairing of a wise-cracking over-grown adolescent, with his responsible straight-man partner in comedies,
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One Night in Istanbul (2014) – Review
One Night in Istanbul is a sly sports comedy, masquerading as British farce with an overdose of sentimentality and violence
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