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3.5/4
|
87%
|
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2013) |
"
"Deceptive Practice" lets us peer up close at what he's doing - camera tight on the cards, Jay's sleeves pushed up - and we still don't know how he does it; for lack of a better phrase, it's like magic."
—
Seattle Times
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
75%
|
No Place On Earth (2013) |
"
"No Place on Earth" is at its most moving when showing us, in close-up, the still-haunted faces of the cave dwellers, many of whom tell their stories to director Janet Tobias' camera."
—
Seattle Times
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
"Iron Man 3" is definitely a big perk-up from the almost-but-not-quite-listless "Iron Man 2"; maybe hanging out with the Avengers was a tonic for him."
—
Seattle Times
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
8%
|
The Big Wedding (2013) |
"
It's a mess, and not in a good way."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
50%
|
Bert Stern: Original Madman (2013) |
"
It's a documentary that's filled with beautiful images but nonetheless feels unfocused."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
24%
|
Arthur Newman (2013) |
"
How can two performers as charming as Colin Firth and Emily Blunt make a movie with so little charm?"
—
Seattle Times
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
54%
|
The Company You Keep (2013) |
"
You wish the movie were a little snappier, but Redford doesn't do snap; slow down with it, and enjoy the chase."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Apr 19, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
64%
|
Antiviral (2013) |
"
The pace is uneven, the energy sluggish (even the arrival of Malcolm McDowell in the third act doesn't pep things up) and the film feels overlong."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
81%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
[A] thoughtful and often powerful film ..."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
100%
|
The Revolutionary Optimists (2013) |
"
It's a tribute to the power of optimism - and to an inspiring man who's changing the world, one child at a time."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
The Silence (2013) |
"
A story of obsession, of the permanence of loss, of how deeds of the past haunt us, closing over our heads like water. It leaves you shivering, yet thrilled; waiting anxiously for this talented new filmmaker's next work."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
9%
|
The Host (2013) |
"
"The Host" is like a confused guest who stays too long - but at least it's good for a few laughs."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
100%
|
The Waiting Room (2012) |
"
A moving portrait of people doing their jobs under very difficult circumstances - and, in virtually every moment we see, doing them with efficiency, wisdom and compassion."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
Ginger & Rosa (2013) |
"
You sense that this pale, growing-up-too-fast girl at its center will one day be a poet; finding words to convey what she can't yet say."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
43%
|
Admission (2013) |
"
An often pleasant, faintly comedic drama that too often struggles to find its tone."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
War Witch (2013) |
"
Nguyen, astonishingly, manages to wring something vaguely like a happy ending from this tragic story."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
West of Memphis (2012) |
"
A real-life horror story, made no less shocking by the familiarity of its early scenes."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
67%
|
Stoker (2013) |
"
[It] seems to be unfolding somewhere else; somewhere where it makes sense that everyone seems to be sleepwalking."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
38%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
You watch it thinking that it should be smarter and funnier, but you have a pretty good time anyway."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
"Oz the Great and Powerful" isn't a masterpiece for the ages, but an agreeable family film that pleasantly reminds us of something greater - of a land that we heard of, once in a lullaby."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
A Place at the Table (2013) |
"
So many of the words spoken in Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush's moving documentary about hunger in the U.S., "A Place at the Table," will haunt you long after the film is over."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
It's stuck in a big-budget-movie middle ground - not quite thrilling enough to be an action movie, not quite funny enough for a comedy - and, once you've pondered the impressive size of the beanstalk, there's not much else there."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
58%
|
Snitch (2013) |
"
"Snitch" is more of a dramatic thriller than an action movie, and director Ric Roman Waugh fills it with close-ups, dark interiors and tense faces."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 21, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
13%
|
Safe Haven (2013) |
"
Very little in this movie makes any sense, even as glossy Valentine's Day fare."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
45%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
You want this star-crossed couple to stick together, come what may - and that's rare enough at the movies."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
98%
|
56 Up (2013) |
"
Apted, himself now in his early 70s, says he hopes to continue the series further. Long may it live."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
20%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
"Identity Thief" is mostly noteworthy for reminding us that McCarthy's talents can, indeed, carry a comedy. It's too bad that it had to be this one."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
Side Effects (2013) |
"
"Side Effects" goes to unexpected places, and we breathlessly follow along."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
37%
|
Stand Up Guys (2013) |
"
Makes its way under your skin thanks to its three lead actors, all of whom have a way of bringing a uniquely weirdly spin to their not-so-tough-guy lines."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
93%
|
Amour (2012) |
"
"Amour" isn't easy to watch, but its rewards are many."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
64%
|
My Worst Nightmare (2012) |
"
"My Worst Nightmare," though predictable, moves along nicely enough for most of its 99 minutes, thanks to an offbeat chemistry between Huppert (who's very good at looking appalled) and the very relaxed Poelvoorde."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
Quartet (2013) |
"
Stay for the credits; they're a lovely, poignant reminder of the passage of time, and of lives spent immersed in art and music."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
80%
|
Wagner & Me (2012) |
"
Ultimately, the music that Fry first heard as a child "on my father's gramophone" comes first for him, and much of the pleasure of "Wagner & Me" is that Fry lets us see how art transforms him."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
—
|
67%
|
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) |
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 22, 2013
|
|
—
|
——
|
The Skydivers (Fiend from Half Moon Bay)(Panic at Half Moon Bay) () |
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 22, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2012) |
"
A pleasant ramble through little-known cinematic territory."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
65%
|
Mama (2013) |
"
Though "Mama" doesn't work, it has the ghost of a good idea at its core."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
82%
|
Rust and Bone (2012) |
"
"Rust and Bone" seems to wander unexpectedly into its heart; it feels organic in its casual unfolding, like life itself."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
67%
|
Nana (2013) |
"
It's a quiet and often lovely film, scored only with sounds of the forest (which we see, as Nana does, as a magical place) and the wind, letting a child make her own story."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
This is movie magic -- history coming to life, before our eyes."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 8, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
81%
|
The Impossible (2012) |
"
Filmed with urgency and remarkably realistic special effects, "The Impossible" moves breathlessly through its story."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 3, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
[It] isn't easy viewing - but just try to look away."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 3, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
60%
|
Francine (2012) |
"
While it's audacious on the part of the filmmakers (and of Leo) to keep Francine at arm's length from us, it makes the film a frustrating experience."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Jan 3, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
69%
|
Not Fade Away (2012) |
"
The performances and music are a pleasure, and Chase's affection for the period is palpable."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 27, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
51%
|
Promised Land (2013) |
"
While there's little doubt about where "Promised Land" is going (you don't think a Gus Van Sant movie is going to side with a corporation, do you?), it's a pleasure to watch it go there."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 27, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
47%
|
Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D (2012) |
"
For older kids or grown-ups who've dreamed of joining the circus, it's a wildly imaginative treat."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 26, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
61%
|
Jack Reacher (2012) |
"
A workmanlike action thriller, competent but never particularly thrilling."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 24, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
70%
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
"
This isn't a great movie musical, but it's a good one, with a couple of truly transcendent performances."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 21, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
52%
|
This is 40 (2012) |
"
It's not so much a movie as a loose collection of mostly funny conversations; and maybe, for the holidays, laughter is almost gift enough."
—
Seattle Times
Posted Dec 20, 2012
|
47%
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