Tom Hardy

Film Review: “The Bikeriders” – Born to be Riled

June 21, 2024
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A 1968 book of photos and interviews on a motorcycle club makes a fictionalized transition to the screen.

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Film Review: “The Revenant” — Where Have You Gone, Sam Peckinpah?

January 9, 2016
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The implausibility of The Revenant is jaw-dropping.

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Film Review: “The Drop” — A First-Rate Noir Thriller

September 13, 2014
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The Drop‘s characterizations never go beyond hapless noir archetypes, but sharp dialogue, superb performances, and the unpredictable convolutions of the plot keep the viewer on edge.

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Film Review: “Locke” — Hell on Wheels

May 15, 2014
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All that WASP self-reliance and fortitude, and I, the Jew, am thinking, “Isn’t anyone getting hungry? Doesn’t anyone want to use the potty?”

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