Filmmaking and magic ask much the same thing of their respective audiences: we know they aren’t “real,” but we willingly pretend as though they are in order to engage our sense of wonder. Certainly, cinema is capable of leveraging such engagement to achieve a far greater impact on people than a simple card trick is, […]
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“Seven Psychopaths” is not so much under- or over-written as it is written. It’s a comedic crime thriller that becomes about its own construction ala “Adaptation,” with writer/director Martin McDonaugh figuring as the lead. But unlike the Spike Jonze film, “Seven Psychopaths” never really gels right; its disparate elements, often strong on their own, chafe against
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There are a lot of new home viewing options available this week, but only one of them (The Grey) is particularly good. Unless you happen to like chick-flicks, in which case Katherine Heigl’s One for the Money is also a solid bet. Here’s our full round-up… Glenn Close had reportedly been shilling Albert Nobbs around
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