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Rating	Title \| Year	Author	Quote
4/4	The Homesman (2014)	Thelma Adams	Director/Star Tommy Lee Jones confounds, making brilliant American cinema on the back of the blockbuster dime from Men in Black, the Fugitive -- and Ameriprise ads. Hilary Swank goes spare and true paired with Rodrigo Prieto's restrained camerawork. Posted Nov 14, 2014 Edit critic review
3/4	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)	Thelma Adams	While I love all the smoke and mirrors, and Keaton's herculean Oscar-bait comeback beside Norton's ripping supporting performance, by the third act, I lost traction. I began to wonder: what was the there there? Posted Oct 22, 2014 Edit critic review
3/4	Gone Girl (2014)	Thelma Adams	There hasn't been a soignée blonde so flat-out hate-able since Gwyneth bitched about the burdens of motherhood. Welcome to the A-list, Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike! Posted Sep 29, 2014 Edit critic review
4/4	The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)	Thelma Adams	Anderson has conquered scale and story, balancing humor and deep emotion. His antic period piece about a "liberally perfumed" concierge of a once-grand Eastern European resort (Ralph Fiennes), is charming, wondrous, nostalgic and dazzlingly original. Posted Feb 18, 2014 Edit critic review
	Nebraska (2013)	Thelma Adams	In iconic black and white, the brilliant, empathetic Payne ("Sideways") delivers another fully realized road movie - and Oscar contender. Posted Dec 05, 2013 Edit critic review
	Lone Survivor (2013)	Thelma Adams	Given the title, clearly this drama won't end well. Dir. Peter Berg showcases the talents of a bearded band of actors: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch & Ben Foster. No peacenik critique, "Survivor" could inspire grunted praise from John Wayne. Posted Nov 23, 2013 Edit critic review
	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)	Thelma Adams	Quality stuff, an entertaining package. For those that retained their skepticism last time, this may even appear to be a better film. But HG has become a victim of its own success, co-opted by Hollywood, a rebel not without a cause, a money minter. Posted Nov 17, 2013 Edit critic review
	Captain Phillips (2013)	Thelma Adams	While "Captain Phillips," to its credit, honors the pirates with more back-story, and they evolve as characters ...the end still lands squarely in a Hollywood space. Posted Nov 12, 2013 Edit critic review
	Gravity (2013)	Thelma Adams	Can one smell bull**** in space? Posted Nov 12, 2013 Edit critic review