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Just Mercy: a movie review by James Bernardinelli

James Berardinelli - Reelviews — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:30:01 +0000

Just Mercy is the kind of high-minded tale about social injustice that often opens around this time of the year.

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Bombshells: a movie review by James Bernardinelli

James Berardinelli - Reelviews — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 23:45:45 +0000

As a dramatic re-creation of the events leading up to the July 2016 ouster of Fox News honcho Roger Ailes, Bombshell is effective cinema.

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1917: a movie review by James Bernardinelli

James Berardinelli - Reelviews — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 21:23:10 +0000

When it comes to 20th-century wars, World War I, the so-called “Great War” or “War to End All Wars,” is poorly represented in motion pictures.

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Jojo Rabbit: a film review by James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli - Reelviews — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 05:48:46 +0000

James Berardinelli: It’s not hard to understand how something like Jojo Rabbit might divide audiences. Comedies about Hitler, the Holocaust, and the Third Reich can be difficult to sell, even if there’s an underlying seriousness to the subject matter.

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The Zookeeper’s Wife: A movie review by James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli - Reelviews — Tue, 02 May 2017 02:05:56 +0000

Not every movie about the Holocaust is expected to be on the same high level as Sophie’s Choice or Schindler’s List, but (especially when the source material is factual) more is expected than the familiar melodrama and faux tension delivered by Niki Caro’s The Zookeeper’s Wife.

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Gold: a movie review by James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli - Reelviews — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 10:23:51 +0000

Rags to riches stories are a Hollywood staple.

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The Accountant – a movie review by James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli - Reelviews — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 23:22:45 +0000

The Accountant is a superhero movie. Despite not being based on an existing comic book (a welcome change), the film has all the beats and tropes we have come to expect from superhero movies, although the R-rating makes it more of an adult experience than one targeted for younger viewers.

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The Revenant: a movie review by James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli - Reelviews — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 06:30:53 +0000

The Revenant, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning Birdman, plays like a cross between Terrence Malick and Sam Peckinpah.

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Bridge of Spies – a movie review by James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli - Reelviews — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 09:26:37 +0000

With names like Spielberg, Hanks, and the Coen Brothers, it's hard not to be excited about a project like Bridge of Spies.

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Olympus has fallen 3/4 – a film review by James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli - Reelviews — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:30:53 +0000

There's irony to be found in the recognition that the best Die Hard to be released in 2013 isn't the franchise's official entry, A Good Day to Die Hard, but the White House-based copycat, Olympus Has Fallen.

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