#FILM REVIEWS

Mad Max: Fury Road

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Jason Pirodsky

This relentless update of Mad Max is the craziest $100 million blockbuster ever made

Pitch Perfect 2

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Jason Pirodsky

The Bellas face off against Das Sound Machine in this off-key a cappella sequel

Malý Pán (The Little Man)

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Jason Pirodsky

This new Czech marionette movie is a weird and wonderful ride

Jimmy's Hall

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Jason Pirodsky

It's Footloose in Depression-era Ireland in Ken Loach's appealing new drama

Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Jason Pirodsky

Too much smash, too little thought in this fitfully fun Avengers sequel

Ex Machina

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Jason Pirodsky

What if a robot could convince you it was real?

She's Funny That Way

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Jason Pirodsky

Who, me? Owen Wilson stars in this ode to Hollywood screwball comedy from Peter Bogdanovich

The Face of an Angel

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Jason Pirodsky

The Amanda Knox case becomes a self-righteous diatribe courtesy of Michael Winterbottom

Shaun the Sheep Movie

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Jason Pirodsky

Aardman's feature-length Shaun adaptation is a blast for kids and adults

The Duke of Burgundy

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Jason Pirodsky

Peter Strickland's erotic ode to 70s sexploitation movies

A Little Chaos

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Jason Pirodsky

Kate Winslet is masterful in Alan Rickman's meticulous period piece

Run All Night

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Jason Pirodsky

Liam Neeson & son run from the mob. All night.

It Follows

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Jason Pirodsky

Dumb teens stalked by STDs. (Almost) literally.

Still Alice

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Jason Pirodsky

Julianne Moore won an Oscar for her role in this A-list disease-of-the-week flick

Furious 7

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Jason Pirodsky

It's cars vs. physics (and gravity, and logic...) as the Fast franchise bids adieu to Paul Walker

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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Jason Pirodsky

Second best, indeed: Richard Gere fails to inject life into this lethargic sequel

Into the Woods

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Jason Pirodsky

And out of our hearts: this drab Disney musical is the anti-Cinderella