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July 15, 2017
Kurt Henry
THE LOST CITY OF Z (2017)

THE LOST CITY OF Z is a monument to what has brought us this far and what keeps us going; it is all about the journey, not the finish-line. 

THE LOST CITY OF Z (2017)
Kurt Schramm
December 29, 2018

VICE (2018)

Kurt Schramm
December 29, 2018
VICE (2018)

Vice feels like a 2 hour contemporary-SNL  sketch and is about as funny as one too.

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Kurt Henry
July 15, 2017

THE LOST CITY OF Z (2017)

Kurt Henry
July 15, 2017
THE LOST CITY OF Z (2017)

THE LOST CITY OF Z is a monument to what has brought us this far and what keeps us going; it is all about the journey, not the finish-line. 

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Kurt Henry
May 19, 2017

A L I E N: COVENANT (2017)

Kurt Henry
May 19, 2017
A L I E N: COVENANT (2017)

I really wished the droids would shut the hell up and get out of the way of my Alien movie.

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Kurt Henry
January 21, 2017

LA LA LAND (2016)

Kurt Henry
January 21, 2017
LA LA LAND (2016)

If all of this is truly meant to be taken at face-value, then this alleged reprisal of the Hollywood musical (I was unaware there was a dearth of these) is fairly unremarkable. 

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Kurt Henry
December 3, 2016

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016)

Kurt Henry
December 3, 2016
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016)

A masterpiece in tone, fluctuating from moments of comedic interactions and circumstances to ones of abject sadness. Such is life.

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Kurt Henry
August 7, 2016

THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR (2016)

Kurt Henry
August 7, 2016
THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR (2016)

...nauseating self-importance from a film born of a torture porn home invasion thriller.

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Kurt Henry
August 1, 2016

CAFÉ SOCIETY (2016)

Kurt Henry
August 1, 2016
CAFÉ SOCIETY (2016)

Haunted by a dream of a life that never was; Café would really make a great romantic “what could have been” double feature with Scorsese’s Age of Innocence.

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Kurt Henry
June 19, 2016

POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING (2016)

Kurt Henry
June 19, 2016
POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING (2016)

Featuring the flow of a really good episode of Saturday Night Live, where the jokes come flying and land often enough to make you forget about the ones that fall flat.

Tagged: 2016, reviews, popstar

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Kurt Henry
June 11, 2016

THE CONJURING 2 (2016)

Kurt Henry
June 11, 2016
THE CONJURING 2 (2016)

Too often a character wanders around a damp or dark basement or room, while the bombastic score yells in your ear to make sure you're on edge. I wish Wan would trust his audience to know when they should be scared.

Tagged: the_conjuring, reviews, 2016

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Kurt Henry
April 16, 2016

THE INVITATION (2016)

Kurt Henry
April 16, 2016
THE INVITATION (2016)
 Even if you find some story and character elements illogical, it's tough not to get enraptured by the sheer dread behind each corner and each interaction. 

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