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Still Alice
Poet Elizabeth Bishop wrote that “the art of losing isn’t hard to master.” In “Still Alice,” the title character suggests otherwise — shakily reciting this poem in front of her children and fighting...
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Film on Vinyl: Godzilla vs Godzilla
Welcome to another installment of Film on Vinyl, Joe Donohue’s column that celebrates the blending of his love for film and music by reviewing and dissecting movie soundtracks pressed on the...
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Sony Pictures co-chairman steps down
After the eye-opening leaks, hacks and emails that came to light during the final months of 2014, it was expected to see some sort of shake up within the confines of Sony Pictures. Yesterday, Amy...
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Indy Style — Feb. 6
This week’s show includes reviews of “Jupiter Ascending,” “Still Alice,” “The SpongeBob Movie,” “Seventh Son” and “The Homesman” on video.
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Seventh Son
In the film industry, January and February are the months of the year where bad movies go to die. The cold winter months do not lend themselves to trips to the theater and Hollywood studios are busy...
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INDIANAPOLIS! Win passes to see “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the erotic thriller starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, Wednesday, February 11 at 7:00 pm on Indy’s north side! For your chance at...
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” is a cookie-cutter family comedy with multiple laughs, but zero heart. It’s a shocking fact considering Disney is known for churning out...
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“SpongeBob” finally slays the “Sniper”
TW Title (click to view) Weekend Gross Average Total Gross 1 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water $56,000,000 $15,380 $56,000,000 2 American Sniper $24,165,000 $6,220 $282,265,000 3 Jupiter...
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Heroes of the Zeroes: Hunger (2008)
Heroes of the Zeroes is Nick Rogers’ daily, alphabetical look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. “Hunger” Rated R 2008 Plato’s cave allegory received punishing political subtext in “Hunger,” the...
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Prisoners
The most persistent criticism I have of movies today is length. Even most films I admire could be shortened a bit and be the better for it. “Prisoners” is the rare exception of a long movie that earns...
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“Prisoners” takes in $21 million
TW Title (click to view) Weekend Gross Average Total Gross 1 Prisoners $21,430,000 $6,574 $21,430,000 2 Insidious Chapter 2 $14,500,000 $4,596 $60,855,000 3 The Family (2013) $7,000,000 $2,265...
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Prisoners
I often harp on the fact that I think most movies today are too long. And “Prisoners” is not a short flick: just a hair over 2½ hours. But it’s one of the rare films I think is exactly as long as it...
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Sam’s Top 10 Films of 2013
2013 was a fun, enriching year at the movies, a year that allowed us to have our popcorn and eat it, too. Of course, this list could change tomorrow, but here’s what my heart is now telling me were the...
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Nick’s Top 25, Worst 5 and Beyond of 2013
When a 10-best list isn’t enough and a 25-best list might not completely suffice, that’s a good problem for a film critic to have. Sound familiar? Well, in keeping with that spirit, such was the...
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Chris’ Top 10 Films of 2013
If you’d asked me what sort of movie year we were having at the end of August, I’d have told you 2013 was one of the worst on record. Based on the magnificent crop of films that arrived during the...
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The 2013 Yappies
Nick Rogers, Joe Shearer and Christopher Lloyd discover the 2013 Film Yap awards, affectionately known as The Yappies. See below for a complete list of nominees. BEST FILM 12 Years a Slave Before...
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Indy Style — Jan. 3
Click the image to watch this week’s Film Yap movie segment on Indy Style WISH-TV!
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Fearless Oscar Nomination Predictions
Oscar nominations close their voting tomorrow, Jan. 8, and will be announced Jan. 16. It’s looking like a particularly tough year for prognostication. “12 Years a Slave” seems to be the frontrunner...
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