Bernard Boo
667 articles written by Bernard Boo
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The Visit
Shyamalan's best movie in over a decade is a wickedly entertaining horror romp with a sharp sense of humor.
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Way Too Indiecast 36: ‘Time Out of Mind,’ Oren Moverman
This week, Bernard talks to filmmaker/screenwriter Oren Moverman in-depth about his new movie starring Richard Gere, Time Out of Mind.
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Learning to Drive
A script too safe for actors with bottomless resources.
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Hitman: Agent 47
Generic Action Movie 47
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Mistress America
An old-fashioned comedy about Generation Y wanderers.
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‘Meru’ Filmmakers On the Friendship Forged 21,000 Feet In the Air
Mountaineering is dangerous business, but the gifts it bears are beyond beautiful.
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Cop Car
A genre exercise that comes and goes but is entertaining as hell while it lasts.
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The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
A jaunty retro spy thriller that's unapologetically obsessed with its own good looks.
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Straight Outta Compton
A compelling but formulaic biopic that lacks the artistic vitality of its subjects.
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl
A gripping, hilarious portrait of female adolescence that's devoted to truth, not morality.
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The Gift
Exceeding expectations, Edgerton's directorial debut engages the mind as it makes your skin crawl.
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Fantastic Four
Take a fantastic voyage into a world of misery, boredom and sleepy superhero schlock.
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Ricki and the Flash
A musical family drama that gets dampened by a tentative script and an even-steven ending.
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‘Bending Steel’ is a Left-Field Doc That’ll Take You By Surprise
One man's quest to bring back the Coney Island Strongmen.
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Robert Gordon On the Verbal Bloodsport of ‘Best of Enemies’
Director Robert Gordon is terrified of Gore Vidal.