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Bleader
Nov 3, 2015
Nasty Baby
confirms Sebastian Silva's considerable filmmaking talent
The latest from Chilean-born, New York-based filmmaker Sebastian Silva is currently playing at the Music Box.
By Ben Sachs
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It's Complicated
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Nasty Baby
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Bleader
Oct 30, 2015
Video
Psychologists gone wild, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable sceenings in this week's issue
By J.R. Jones
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Michael Almereyda
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Kyle Patrick Alvarez
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The Stanford Prison Experiment
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The Assassin
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Jem and the Holograms
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The Last Witch Hunter
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Nasty Baby
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Our Brand Is Crisis
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Chicago International Children's Film Festival
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Bleader
Jun 23, 2015
With
A Deadly Adoption
Lifetime becomes dangerously self-aware
Deep thoughts about shallow movies
By Gwynedd Stuart
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a deadly adoption
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lifetime
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kristen wiig
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Movie Review
Jun 17, 2015
Recommended
Money changes everything in Andrew Bujalski's
Results
But a bigger budget doesn't diminish the director's talent.
By J.R. Jones
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The Navigator
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If I Had a Million
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Mutual Appreciation
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Computer Chess
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Bleader
May 8, 2015
Video
Far From the Madding Crowd
, the rest of our new movie reviews, and this week's notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
By J.R. Jones
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Far From the Madding Crowd
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Carey Mulligan
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Ben Sachs
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The D Train
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Jack Black
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James Marsden
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Queen and Country
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Gene Siskel Film Center
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Point Blank
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Hope and Glory
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About Elly
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Black Souls
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Christina Noble documentary
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Welcome to Me
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Music Box Chicago
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Flowers of Shanghai
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Hope and Glory
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Edward S. Curtis
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In the Land of the Head Hunters
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Dennis Scott
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Hayao Miyazaki
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Princess Mononoke
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Alexander Korda
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That Hamilton Woman
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Frank Tashlin
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
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Dyke Delicious May Shorts
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Bleader
Jan 14, 2014
The Spoils of Babylon
: A period parody that's ultimately forgettable
Playing off 70s- and 80s-era soaps and starring a heavyweight cast, IFC's new miniseries falls short.
By Danette Chavez
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Val Kilmer
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Bleader
Dec 17, 2013
Opening soon:
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Will Ferrell returns as the vainglorious TV newsman.
By J.R. Jones
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Things I Hate
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Paul Rudd
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David Koechner
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Steve Carell
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
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Greg Kinnear
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Harrison Ford
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Will Smith
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Kanye West
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Adam McKay
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Bleader
Dec 26, 2011
Video
Best of 2011, number 2:
Bridesmaids
J.R. Jones on
Bridesmaids
, his second-favorite film of 2011.
By J.R. Jones
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Film
,
Judd Apatow
,
Annie Hall
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Frank Capra
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You Can't Take It With You
,
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
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Knocked Up
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Funny People
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Kristen Wiig
,
Saturday Night Live
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Bridesmaids
,
Paul Feig
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Freaks and Geeks
,
Annie Mumalo
,
Thelma Todd
,
ZaSu Pitts
,
Patsy Kelly
,
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Bleader
Dec 12, 2011
Not in theaters: Kenneth Lonergan's
Margaret
A reflection on Kenneth Lonergan's
Margaret
and the Judd Apatow-produced comedy
Bridesmaids
.
By Ben Sachs
Tags:
Film
,
Kenneth Lonergan
,
Margaret
,
Anna Paquin
,
Judd Apatow
,
Bridesmaids
,
Paul Feig
,
Kristen Wiig
,
Maya Rudolph
,
Albert Brooks
,
J.R. Jones
,
improv comedy
,
alternative comedy
,
film editing
,
atheism
,
J. Camerson-Smith
,
pillow shots
Movies
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Movie Review
May 12, 2011
Video
Funny Girls
With
Bridesmaids
, Kristen Wiig and company crash the boys' club of big-screen comedy
By J.R. Jones
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Bridesmaids
,
Kristen Wiig
,
Maya Rudolph
,
Paul Feig
,
Rose Byrne
,
Judd Apatow
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Annie Mumolo
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Melissa McCarthy
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Ellie Kemper
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Wendi McLendon-Covey
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