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I found the film to be an experience unlike any film in recent memory (though a grad - school viewing of «The Seventh Seal» c. 1990 comes to mind), and if it seems rote or (Chrissakes!)
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The screenplay by Alan Zweibel and Andrew Scheinman packs more on - target social satire than any film in recent memory, and zesty performances keep it clicking along at a rapid pace.
Containing as much forward motion as any film in recent memory, Good Time is as heartbreaking as it is exhilarating, and that's no small thing.
Few films in recent memory have screamed Oscar ® - bait more than Tom Hooper's Les Misérables.
It's also one of the more original films in recent memory.
Parkland may have the most blood of any non-horror film in recent memory.
To make one of the most inventive and unnerving horror films in recent memory, writer - director Robert Eggers conducted extensive research into folktales from the witch - hunt era of 17th century New England.
While the theme may be one we see lazily churned out Halloween after Halloween, critics across the board are agreeing that this movie is a mustwatch — with Time Out New York calling it «One of the most genuinely unnerving horror films in recent memory.»
Assayas brings us back to a time when everything seemed possible and no film in recent memory has presented such an authentic view of the immediacy of the period.
Miss Bala (Gerardo Naranjo, 2011) * Drug - related crime in Mexico is not a unique subject for films, but no film in recent memory has confronted the issue with such force as Gerardo Naranjo's Miss Bala, a devastating look into the collusion between drug - related gangs and law enforcement.
The Secret Life of Pets may not be the smartest or most inventive animated film in recent memory, but it's harmless, suitable - for - all - ages summer fun that delivers genuine laughs and plenty for pet lovers to enjoy.
The movie is one of the angriest films in recent memory.
For Halloween Week, Felix Hubble takes a look at one of the best horror films in recent memory, and a film celebrating its 10th anniversary — Neil Marshall's The Descent.
She and Michael Shannon have one of the most natural and believable marriages put to film in recent memory.
The Brothers Grimsby pushes the R - rating further than any film in recent memory.
It's one of the best lead lead performances to be found in a horror film in recent memory.
«Shaun Of The Dead» and «Hot Fuzz» already numbered among the best comedies of the past decade, skillfully and uproariously turning out some of the most rewatchable and quotable films in recent memory, but Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nira Park et al excelled themselves with the trilogy closer «The World's End.»
Few films in recent memory have paid as much attention to its side cast as Calvary.
And it's also the writer - director's strongest film in recent memory, as it balances comedy and drama in an...
Together with director Edgar Wright, actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost created two of the funniest and most loving tributes to genre films in recent memory: The zombie spoof «Shaun of the Dead» and the action movie «Hot Fuzz.»
Yes, Carol is a masterfully made film, but it's also one of the most remote films in recent memory.
From the creators of This Is the End comes (apparently) the most controversial film in recent memory, The Interview.
The Eyes of My Mother, directed by music - video prodigy Nicolas Pesce, who carves his name indelibly into the psyche with one of the most memorable horror films in recent memory; and Under the Shadow, from first - time feature film director and MIFF guest, Babak Anvari.
Acclaimed at festivals worldwide including the Berlin Film Festival, AFI Fest and Fantastic Fest, the award - winning BULLHEAD is visceral saga bursting with rage that TwitchFilm calls «a tremendous accomplishment... one of the most original crime films in recent memory.»
Perhaps the most widely polarizing film in recent memory, Kill List, a kitchen - sink drama meets surreal cult horror hybrid, confirmed at least one thing for everyone who walked out of the theater, both awed and annoyed alike: Whether for good or for ill, Ben Wheatley is one of Britain's most interesting contemporary filmmakers.
Gosford Park, a combination between Agatha Christie and the game of Clue, is especially nice because it is the best Altman film in recent memory.
Whiplash is one of my favorite films in recent memory and had more of an impact that I thought it would and Chazelle seems to be recapturing that magic with another music based film that has some ridiculously gorgeous cinematography.
«12 Strong» uses on screen text more than any film in recent memory.
The detached examination of lead character Francisca further contributes to the uncomfortable, unnerving atmosphere Pesce has created, and it's one of the most memorable films in recent memory (review).
Check out our chat below for some insights on the creation of one of the most bizarre, yet highly entertaining films in recent memory:
Steve Martin and Albert Brooks have made films in recent memory, but both work at least as often for hire as for themselves.
Daniela Vega's amazing performance as a trans woman dealing with grief after the death of her long - time lover is easily one of the best foreign language films in recent memory.
To the Wonder Rated R for some sexuality / nudity Available on DVD and Blu - ray Terrence Malick's Tree of Life was one of my favorite films in recent memory, so I was excited to see how he would follow it up with his latest project about love and loss that takes place in my home state of Oklahoma.
Two performers bare it all, both literally and figuratively: Creep 2 is one of the most surprising, emotionally resonant horror films in recent memory.
Severely underpromoted and relegated to an unusual mid-December opening, even with some favorable reviews, Groove would muster only $ 89 million domestically (a tad below its estimated $ 100 million production budget) and slightly less overseas, qualifying its as one of the department's weakest - performing films in recent memory.
Whether or not it is designed as an allegory of modern Russia, no film in recent memory has examined the growing emptiness of human relationships with such expressive force as Andrey Zvyagintsev's («Leviathan») Loveless, a heart wrenching drama about a couple on the brink of divorce whose emotional neglect of their son leads to devastating...
Written and directed by Joseph Kosinski (of Tron Legacy fame), Oblivion is one of the more fascinating and frustrating science fiction films in recent memory.
by Walter Chaw A punitive film that has one of the more unpleasant third acts of any film in recent memory, John McKay's Crush is an atonal estrogen opera that demonizes feminism while gifting the most sympathetic male of the piece with a nice vomit bath at his wedding.
This is the second film in recent memory to take an unlikely source and modernize it for today's audience, but unlike I Think I Love My Wife, this Steve Carr (Rebound, Daddy Day Care) update removes all of the wit and cleverness of the original, then beefs it up with stupid sight gags, terrible characterizations, and a plethora of scenes of «fall on your ass» slapstick that was already old back when the original film was released in 1948.
There's a reason Asghar Farhadi's A Separation steamrolled through the festival circuit in 2011 as well as (or, even better than) any foreign art - house film in recent memory.
Of course, the final live reading is Joel and Ethan Coen «s The Big Lebowski, one of the most beloved films in recent memory.
Speaking of the end of the film, and this is going to sound hyperbolic, this film has one of the most immensely satisfying conclusions to any film in recent memory.
«American Ultra» is one of the most unfocused and discombobulated films in recent memory.
David and Nathan Zellner delivered one of the more divisive Sundance films in recent memory with «Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter,» but I was a big fan of that challenging, unforgettable piece of work.
«12 Years a Slave is one of the most impactful films in recent memory, and I am honored to have been able to bring together Fox Searchlight and National School Boards Association to maximize its educational potential.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is one of the most monstrously divisive sci - fi films in recent memory, thanks in no small part to the forward - thinking actions of Rian Johnson and crew.
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It's important to remember that the real - life reporters for The Washington Post, portrayed by what has turned out to be one of the best film ensembles in recent memory — Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, and many more — were frighteningly close to being thrown in jail for publishing the Pentagon Papers.
The writing here is terrific, and the film is one of the most memorable and entertaining dramas in recent memory.
Another arthouse staple that regularly appears near the top of our annual rankings, Kino Lorber had its best year in recent memory in 2015, achieving a nearly 90 % success rate — and a year - leading total of five separate titles scoring 81 or higher — despite an ambitious 27 - film release slate.
By the time the film plummets to its rock bottom, we find ourselves in a flag - waving no - brainer of the first order, and one of the most thoroughly confused morality tales in recent memory.