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BROWSE EVENTS

— The Radness of King George

'Game of Thrones' mastermind George RR Martin talks childhood, popcorn and his latest acquisition

— Fat Man’s Fast Eats

BBQ, PDQ

— Slaughterhorse-Five

The inner workings of NM’s first equine slaughterhouse

— Feed Me

Going vegan without starving? Yes, it’s possible

Letter America: Dear Author

Letter America May 4, 2013 Jonathan Franzen ... More

May 06, 2013 By Robert Wilder Comments 0

The Reluctant Audience

It’s easy to see where The Reluctant Fundamentalist is going [meh]

Movie Reviews One day Riz Ahmed will be cast in a movie that’s worthy of his talent. ... More

May 14, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 0

It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s Father Yod!

Yet another cult in The Source Family [meh]

Movie Reviews The Source Family is a cult. Or it was a cult. ... More

May 14, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 0

Whiskey-Soaked Redemption

Ken Loach tackles comedy with lots of drama in The Angels’ Share [ok]

Movie Reviews Has there been a comedy with this many ass kickings since the Coen brothers’ Miller’s Crossing? ... More

May 07, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 0

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The Sky is Falling! Or Something!

No, really, It’s a Disaster [ok]

Movie Reviews It’s not often that movies subvert expectations. ... More

May 07, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 0

Summer Has Begun

Shit blows up in 'Iron Man 3'

Movie Reviews After two Iron Man movies, The Avengers and cameos in other Marvel pictures, it’s hard to tell what Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) has left to prove. ... More

May 03, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 2

Enter Oblivion

Tom Cruise stars in crunchy smoothie [ok]

Movie Reviews Joseph Kosinski is simultaneously the most intriguing and frustrating director in Hollywood. The Tron: Legacy director is a stunning visuals craftsman, but his stories seem to lack completeness.
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Apr 24, 2013 by Corey Johnson Comments 1

Calling Conspiracy Theorists

'Room 237' is for those who own tinfoil hats [barf]

Movie Reviews Reader, you’re about to see the most hateful review I’ve committed to print and the interwebs. ... More

Apr 30, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 1

Nope

‘To the Wonder’ is barftastic [barf]

Movie Reviews To the executives at Magnolia Pictures: ... More

Apr 23, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 0

How’d He Do?

Koch on 'Koch' [ok]

Movie Reviews For those of us who were either too young to remember New York City mayor Ed Koch’s three terms or just didn’t live in New York then,
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Apr 30, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 0

No peace, no love, misunderstanding

Seriously, this is ‘The Company You Keep’? [meh]

Movie Reviews Judging by just how many famous people appear in Robert Redford’s latest directing effort, we can be certain of one thing: Famous people really, really want to be directed by him. ... More

Apr 23, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 1

Running Around In Circles

Shane Carruth returns with ‘Upstream Color’ [meh]

Movie Reviews There are times when watching movies that the casual viewer, and even the cynical critic, must think, “In all seriousness: What am I watching?” ... More

Apr 16, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 0

It’s All a Blur

Perhaps we can use Trance’s hypnotherapy technique to forget we’ve seen it [meh] 

Movie Reviews In movies, as in life, there’s a time and place for artifice over art, style over substance and a good time over a thoughtful time. ... More

Apr 09, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 0

Vietnam Soul

‘The Sapphires’ is…oh, whatever [meh]

Movie Reviews It’s a good thing Chris O’Dowd is on screen a lot during The Sapphires, because he brings some welcome comic relief to a movie that feels steeped in the wrong kind of comic relief. ... More

Apr 16, 2013 by David Riedel Comments 0