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STOKER

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • March 1, 2013 1:00 AM
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When a visual stylist like Korean director Park Chan-Wook (of "Oldboy" fame) is handed a screenplay that demands an atmosphere of portent and dread, it’s likely that the filmmaker will make the most of the opportunity
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More: Film Reviews, Chan-wook Park, Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Stoker, Matthew Goode

Lawless—movie review

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • August 29, 2012 1:10 AM
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When a movie has as much going for it as this one, it’s discouraging when it doesn’t deliver on its promise. Yet 'Lawless' pulls the magician’s trick of distraction, offering enough superficial entertainment value—with atmospheric use of locations, charismatic actors, and spurts of shocking violence—to divert attention from its faults.
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More: Lawless, Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, John Hillcoat, Nick Cave

Albert Nobbs—movie review

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  • January 27, 2012 1:00 AM
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I’m delighted that Glenn Close and Janet McTeer have earned Oscar nominations for their work in this striking and memorable film, but it would be a shame if all people talked about were their performances, great as they are. Albert Nobbs is a first-rate film in every respect. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the work of director Rodrigo Garcia, one of the most talented—and underrated—filmmakers working today. (I wish more people had seen his last feature, the 2010 release Mother and Child, which like all his films puts the spotlight on interesting women.)
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More: Film Reviews, Glenn Close, Janet McTeer, Mia Wasikowska, Rodrigo García

Restless—movie review

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • September 16, 2011 4:37 AM
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Restless is likeliest to appeal to young people who relate to the heightened emotions of its leading characters, a teenage girl and boy who share a budding relationship—and a fascination with death. That they are played by the wonderful Mia Wasikowska, looking like a young Mia Farrow or Jean Seberg, and promising newcomer Henry Hopper (Dennis Hopper’s son, in his film debut) helps a great deal.

I found most of Justin Lew’s screenplay to be an exercise in forced whimsy. We meet the young protagonists at a series of—

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