Contributions from David Ehrlich | Little White Lies

Contributor David Ehrlich

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Interviews

Paul Thomas Anderson: Still Smokin’

by David Ehrlich

The prodi­gious­ly tal­ent­ed Inher­ent Vice direc­tor reveals what makes him tick.
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Review

Unbroken

by David Ehrlich

Angeli­na Jolie takes to the director’s chair and is over­whelmed by her deity-like sub­ject in this glossy, unex­cep­tion­al awards-baiter.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Interstellar

by David Ehrlich

Christo­pher Nolan’s sci-fi epic is his most ambi­tious film yet, if not nec­es­sar­i­ly his best.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Horns

by David Ehrlich

Daniel Rad­cliffe sum­mons his dark side in this dark­ly com­ic fan­ta­sy horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Magic in the Moonlight

by David Ehrlich

Woody Allen effort­less­ly does Woody Allen in a light­weight, none-too-hilar­i­ous peri­od comedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For

by David Ehrlich

It’s unasked for sequel time (again), as Robert Rodriguez flogs the dead CG horse that is the Sin City franchise.

1
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Lucy

by David Ehrlich

Who remem­bers the last good Luc Besson movie? Time to reset that par­tic­u­lar clock, as he’s returned with a stormer.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Purge: Anarchy

by David Ehrlich

This rush-job sequel does a stir­ling job of con­sis­tent­ly bungling its intrigu­ing premise.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Transformers: Age of Extinction

by David Ehrlich

Michael Bay co-opts Chi­na as his new play pen in this hor­rif­i­cal­ly gar­ish but unde­ni­ably fas­ci­nat­ing third sequel.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect