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Michael Sragow
Deep Focus: Our Brand Is Crisis
By
Michael Sragow
October 29, 2015
A semi-slapstick political satire starring Sandra Bullock—what can’t David Gordon Green do? Well...
Deep Focus: Rock the Kasbah
By
Michael Sragow
October 22, 2015
Pitch perfect: Bill Murray and Zooey Deschanel create comedic harmony in Barry Levinson's latest film, as a music agent-manager and his assistant
Deep Focus: Bridge of Spies
By
Michael Sragow
October 14, 2015
Father knows best: Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg bring a little too much sentiment to this espionage (and civil liberties) thriller
Deep Focus: Steve Jobs
By
Michael Sragow
October 8, 2015
Ghost in the machine: Aaron Sorkin's portrait of Apple's equally enigmatic and unkind co-founder remains in the realm of conventional
Deep Focus: The Martian
By
Michael Sragow
September 30, 2015
Pioneer spirit: Matt Damon brings life (and heart) to Mars in Ridley Scott’s suspenseful piece of quality entertainment
Deep Focus: 99 Homes
By
Michael Sragow
September 24, 2015
Ramin Bahrani’s insistent drama about the scandalous housing loan crisis pushes its issue harder than its filmmaking
Deep Focus: Black Mass
By
Michael Sragow
September 18, 2015
The star-studded biopic of Boston gangster Whitey Bulger tries to run on faith alone but trips up
Deep Focus: Time Out of Mind
By
Michael Sragow
September 10, 2015
The invisible man: Oren Moverman’s drama about homelessness has the power of its performances deflated by a deluge of aesthetic tricks
Deep Focus: A Walk in the Woods
By
Michael Sragow
September 3, 2015
Taking a hike: Robert Redford and Nick Nolte leave the civilized world (and the Bill Bryson book) behind
Deep Focus: The Second Mother
By
Michael Sragow
August 27, 2015
Brazilian filmmaker Anna Muylaert's superlative domestic comedy-drama has political savvy, visual intelligence, and a delightfully deft cast
Deep Focus: Learning to Drive
By
Michael Sragow
August 20, 2015
Tailgating on sincerity: Isabel Coixet’s feature-length adaptation of a Katha Pollitt essay squanders the distinctive flavor and bite of its source
Deep Focus: Mistress America
By
Michael Sragow
August 12, 2015
Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's latest collaboration applies wit and fleet-footed technique to its lopsided relationships
Deep Focus: Cop Car
By
Michael Sragow
August 5, 2015
Jon Watts’s high-concept joyride gets the job done, but it’s Kevin Bacon who drives it home
Deep Focus: The End of the Tour
By
Michael Sragow
July 31, 2015
David Foster Wallace's bromantic intellectual journey with a journalist yields a finely tuned literary road movie
Deep Focus: Southpaw
By
Michael Sragow
July 23, 2015
Rigged: Antoine Fuqua’s boxing picture could have had a contender in Jake Gyllenhaal, but its routine melodrama is locked into place
Deep Focus: Mr. Holmes
By
Michael Sragow
July 16, 2015
Mystery man: Ian McKellen plays Arthur Conan Doyle's famed detective, searching for answers of a different sort
Deep Focus: Minions
By
Michael Sragow
July 9, 2015
Strength in numbers: the backstory of Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and their fellow banana-loving hordes yields comedy gold (or yellow)
Deep Focus: Terminator Genisys
By
Michael Sragow
July 1, 2015
It's a bug not a feature: the latest installment of the Terminator series repeats the main programming error of the franchise
Review: Inside Out
By
Michael Sragow
June 30, 2015
(Pete Docter, U.S., 2015)
Deep Focus: Ted 2
By
Michael Sragow
June 24, 2015
Lout in sheep's clothing: Seth MacFarlane's sequel puts a window-dressing of liberal ideals over the trademark raunch and cultural references
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