The Edge of Seventeen

This is a wonderful, sweet, laugh out loud funny, endearing, and sometimes dark coming of age story. I really loved it - it had a heart and a humor that blended so well together. I went between laughing loudly, cringing, sighing with relief, and tragically sad throughout the film. The acting was wonderful, the direction very good. I highly enjoyed this film. 4.5/5

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The Road Within

I don't know when or how, but about twenty minutes into this I realized I'd seen it before and vaguely remembered it. However, it was funny enough that I watched it again. It's more than a little bothersome how the various mental illnesses are portrayed, but it is a pretty laugh-worthy picture nonetheless. 3.5/5

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Time Out of Mind

I am so profoundly moved by this movie that I barely have words. I've been crying on and off for the better part of a half hour now, and I'm still shaken to the core by this film. Before I say anything else, let me say this - Richard Gere deserved an Oscar nomination for this. This was the performance of a lifetime, done with incredibly subtlety and with precious few words. The range of emotions he was able to profess with virtually no dialogue was simply astounding - there are no words for it. The director captured the bleak landscape of the homeless in a darkly poetic fashion. We saw Gere's character as the world would - through a dirty pane of glass, from across a crowded street, over a sea of shoulders. It was tragic and dark and yet gorgeously beautiful. At ninety minutes in, Gere shows why he was one of very few people that could have played this role, by displaying a talent rarer still than his tremendous acting was. I won't say more for fear of spoiling the moment, as I hope anyone reading this review will rent this movie with haste. Please do - it is magical. 5/5

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Gamer

The natural evolution of Running Man, this action flick is smart, stylish & well acted. I don't get the negative reviews. 4/5

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Kill Your Darlings

The entire cast is brilliant in this marvelously decadent drama about Ginsberg's early life. Wonderful. 4.5/5

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Man on a Ledge

A perfectly serviceable heist film with good direction - just utterly predictable & non-believable. Good enough 3/5


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