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Dope
Dope
Dope

DVD Review: Dope

Great coming-of-age films are a rare find – and unless your name is John Hughes, the chances of even crafting an adequate one are slim. The 2000s have had their occasional successes, from the quotable cult hit Mean Girls (2004)...

 
 
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Oscar Isaac in A Most Violent Year
Oscar Isaac in A Most Violent Year
Oscar Isaac in A Most Violent Year

DVD Review: A Most Violent Year

Self-made businessman Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) is riding high. As a Puerto Rican success story in 1981, he’s got a thriving business, spiffy threads, and a wife (Jessica Chastain) that’d put Michelle Pfeiffer’s Elvira t...

 
 
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Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak

Movie Review: Crimson Peak

Sure, the story of Crimson Peak is familiar, but the way it’s presented and the places it goes are wholly original. The film is a gothic horror story, set in an imposing 19th-century British mansion plagued by ghosts. We’ve all...