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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “Downsizing” & “The Shape of Water”

DOWNSIZING (Paramount – Dec 22): Alexander Payne’s latest film (written with his usual partner Jim Taylor) is a delight–and a bit of a mess. On its face, Downsizing is a leap out of Payne and Taylor...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE 2013: “A.C.O.D.”

Stu Zicherman’s A.C.O.D. (written by Zicherman and Ben Karlin) suffers a bit from a familiar indie comedy malady: the conflicting desires to tell meaningful and even dark stories, while at the same time getting ...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Killing Them Softly”

KILLING THEM SOFTLY: Watch It At Home – Low-Rent Gangsters and A Study In American Existentialism Andrew Dominik’s talents as a filmmaker are matched only by his pretentions. Dominik’s first film wa...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Jack Reacher”

JACK REACHER: Watch It At Home – Next on TNT: Tom Cruise If Tom Cruise’s career ever takes him to do a TV pilot, it would be a lot like JACK REACHER. And not a classy, sophisticated pilot for AMC or H...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “The Humans,” “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” & “The Wheel”

THE HUMANS (A24/Showtime – Nov. 24): There are typically two strategies for adapting a celebrated play about a small number of people in a limited space to the screen. One is to “open it up,” adding...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Sundance Film Festival Reviews: “Horse Girl,” “Happy Happy Joy Joy” & “Kajillionaire”

HORSE GIRL (Netflix – February 7): Every one of the four films Jeff Baena has directed had its premiere at Sundance, with Horse Girl following Life After Beth, Joshy and The Little Hours. It’s an impressi...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDANCE REVIEW: “God’s Pocket”

Of all the titles in this year’s Sundance US Dramatic Competition line-up, none may have been more promising on paper than GOD’S POCKET. Based on a novel by Pete Dexter, it marked the feature directing debu...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “Downsizing” & “The Shape of Water”

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE 2013: “A.C.O.D.”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Killing Them Softly”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Jack Reacher”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “The Humans,” “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” & “The Wheel”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Sundance Film Festival Reviews: “Horse Girl,” “Happy Happy Joy Joy” & “Kajillionaire”

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDANCE REVIEW: “God’s Pocket”

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