Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/11_bigyear.htm> The Big Year
★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - Unsuspectingly miserable, a relatively low-key affair that
nevertheless manages to go wrong in every way while wasting a tip-top
ensemble of actors in throwaway parts. As funny as Alzheimer's and as
entertaining as catatonia, "The Big Year" is more pet peeve than pastime.
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<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/f/11_footloose.htm> Footloose
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - A generational update more than a re-imagining, the film
ultimately achieves what it sets out to do, winning over nostalgic fans of
the original while exposing younger audiences to a movie most of them
probably don't even realize is a remake.
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<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_humancentipede2.htm> The Human
Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
OnDemand & Select Cities - Make no mistake, this little cinematic burst of
savagery and bathroom pornography is as balls-out as its predecessor was
comparatively restrained. Like it or hate it, you can't say you weren't
warned.
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<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/11_takeshelter.htm> Take Shelter
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - "Take Shelter" is a psychological horror picture either
about a sick mind, the end of days, or both. Whatever the case, the film
blankets itself with a pall of hopelessness, kind of like a person's
inescapable tragic destiny barrelling straight for him or her.
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<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/11_thing.htm> The Thing
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - Minor quibbles aside, "The Thing" enraptures and impresses as
one of the better mainstream horror releases of the year. A creepy-crawly,
more-than-worthy companion piece to John Carpenter's superb 1982 sci-fi
thriller.
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