November 2014
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"A Most Wanted Man" isn't the best John le Carré adaptation, but it provides a fitting send-off for Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Automata (2014, Dir. Gabe Ibáñez): You can probably count the number of great films about robots on one hand (I got Wall-E, Metropolis, Blade Runner, and The Terminator — feel free…
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Interstellar (2014, Dir. Christopher Nolan): Interstellar is haunted by ghosts: both a “ghost” that jump-starts the plot (and might not be a spirit at all) and the very real ghosts…
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The November Man (Dir. Roger Donaldson, 2014): His name was Devereaux. It was his surname when he had not been in the Section. It did not matter what his Christian…
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"The Outfit" (1973) is one of the better adaptations based on Richard Stark's Parker thriller novels.