"Exodus: Gods and Kings" does a fair job of giving us what might be called The Second-Greatest Story Ever Told. What it never convinces us of is why.. Computer-generated imaging has advanced spectacularly over the decades, but moviegoers, and gamers,…
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Kill the Messenger (2014) Play Streaming
Kill the Messenger does a fine job of dramatizing Webb's reporting. The suspense reminds one of All the President's Men, if the structure and writing pale in comparison.. To his credit, Cuesta is interested not only in the darkest side of democracy, …
Party Monster (2003) Full Streaming
A mess.. The wanton fabulistas of Party Monster are as boring and insignificant as the very 'normals and drearies' they so contemptuously deride.. This film feels fake, forced and indigestible.. If I hadn't had a professional obligation to stay until…
The Butler (2013) Watch Streaming
Forest Whitaker gives the performance of his career.. Even at its worst, it prefers to stimulate rather than launch another noisy parade of stereotypes.. "The Butler" is a nice idea for a movie, but has a mostly silly script and some of the craziest …
Blue Caprice (2013) Download Full
Moors is neither showy nor exploitative in his telling of the story. He just lays out the details, making "Blue Caprice" not just a story of horror, but of tragedy.. If Moors and Porto were aiming for gun-debate relevance, they've failed; "Blue Capri…
21 (2008) Play Movie
Before sinking into a predictable morality tale, 21 coasts on the superficial thrill of watching casinos take a few hits, but gamblers looking for a how-to lesson on winning in Vegas will be putting their pencils down pretty quickly.. Repetitive, imp…
The Devil's Violinist (2015) Watch Full Movie
[Garrett's] handsome and fiddles something fierce, but his acting aptitude is more "Chopsticks" than Caprice no. 24 in A minor.. Though his dramatic performance is somewhat too mild, classical-pop violinist David Garrett brings an electrifying musica…