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Tribune  Movie review: ‘Big Short’ will make you laugh, make you furious Movie review: ‘Don Verdean’ is another hilariously absurd winner from ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ duo Bleeding Heart 

Tribune Movie review: ‘Son of Saul’ is unique depiction of Holocaust Movie review: Great cast can’t save ‘Sisters’ ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’ review: Mischievous rodents up for more songs, old tricks LA Times  ‘Anguish’ delivers a spooky, sensitive tale of possession without the horror antics

I was lucky to return to Marrakech for the Film Festival there this year. Here is all of my coverage from that event. Francis Ford Coppola On Cinema: Its Possibilities, His Failures Turned Successes, Industrial Sausage Movies, And More Abbas Kiarostami Talks His Upcoming Feature Set In China, Short Film Project, And More At The… Continue reading Marrakech International Film Festival 2015

Here are some Best of the Year features I headed up at The Playlist: The 20 Best Documentaries Of 2015  The Best Cinematography Of 2015 The 15 Best Movie Performances Of The Year The 20 Best Films of the Year – Mustang And all of the Best of 2015 coverage.

Tribune  Movie review: ‘Victor Frankenstein’ a promising experiment that falls short Movie review: ‘Good Dinosaur’ sticks to the Disney-Pixar formula

Tribune Movie review: Tom Hardy is doubly good in ‘Legend’ Movie review: ‘The Night Before’ is an instant Christmas classic: naughty, but nice Movie review: Final ‘Hunger Games’ movie makes a bigger impact by going smaller LA Times You don’t have to be a New Yorker reader to enjoy a ‘Very Semi-Serious’ look at its… Continue reading Reviews Week of 11.20.15

Tribune News Service  Movie review: ‘Heist’ is a shadow of better movies ‘Love the Coopers’ review: Diane Keaton, John Goodman lead holiday family feud LA Times  Restored ‘Jane B.’ and ‘Kung-Fu Master!’ offer a study in groundbreaking feminist filmmaking Soulful immigrant’s tale ‘Out of My Hand’ shows how the past lingers Love doesn’t come without… Continue reading Reviews Week of 11.13.15

Tribune ‘Brooklyn’ is a lush and lovely immigrant story ‘Miss You Already’ review: Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette aim for our tear ducts ‘The Peanuts Movie’ review: You’re in 3-D, Charlie Brown LA Times ‘Sex, Death and Bowling’ has too much on its mind ‘Landmine Goes Click’ turns intriguing premise into hateful drag The Playlist AFI… Continue reading Reviews week of 11.6.15

Tribune  Movie review: ‘Suffragette’ is an unglamorous look at important fight for rights Review: ‘Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse’ has no brains Cynical ‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ is good fit for Bullock Burnt: Bradley Cooper charming, amid too empty drama LA Times ‘Bare’ covers its stripper tale with a feminine sensibility ‘Asthma’ sounds fine,… Continue reading Reviews Week of 10.30.15

Tribune  ‘Jem’ review: A sparkly, self-empowering reboot ‘Last Witch Hunter’ doesn’t cast much of a spell LA Times  New approach to ‘Missing Child’ suffers from low budget and energy The Playlist Review: Sebastian Silva’s Well-Made, Well-Performed ‘Nasty Baby’ Starring Kristen Wiig Review: ‘I Smile Back’ Is A Showcase For Sarah Silverman’s Tremendous Performance