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Review

A Most Violent Year

by Adam Woodward

Oscar Isaac deliv­ers the goods as the paci­fist hero in this strange and slight­ly unsat­is­fy­ing peri­od crime drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
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

Zero Dark Thirty

by Simon Crook

Kathryn Bigelow’s rapid response to the death of Osama Bin Laden is a taut and moral­ly ambigu­ous pro­ce­dur­al for the ages.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Lawless

by Matt Bochenski

In his liquor-soaked Pro­hi­bi­tion-era dra­ma John Hill­coat offers an imper­fect depic­tion of fam­i­ly, mas­culin­i­ty and authority.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Take Shelter

by Adam Woodward

More metaphor­i­cal tact would turn Take Shel­ter from a brisk gale to a force five.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Tree of Life

by David Jenkins

A glo­ri­ous ode to the improb­a­bil­i­ty of exis­tence which asks us to cher­ish the sim­ple process­es of liv­ing and loving.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect