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The Benefactor

Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Directed by Andrew Renzi

Jan 13, 2016 Cinema Web Exclusive

Richard Gere dives headfirst into a complicated and rewarding role as Franny, a wealthy philanthropist who survives a car crash that kills his married best friends.

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Hell and Back

Studio: Freestyle Releasing
Directed by Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman

Jan 11, 2016 Cinema Web Exclusive

Hell and Back is a prime example of the Sisyphean challenges faced by all North American animated features targeted at adults

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Lamb

Studio: The Orchard
Directed by Ross Partridge

Jan 08, 2016 Cinema Web Exclusive

Lamb is a very unconventional love story—if it can even be classified as such.

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Anesthesia

Studio: IFC Films
Directed by Tim Blake Nelson

Jan 07, 2016 Cinema Web Exclusive

Despite being packed with a strong ensemble cast—including Glenn Close, Sam Waterston, and Kristen Stewart—playing likable characters, the film suffers from a certain overly-intellectual preachiness.

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Over Your Dead Body

Studio: Shout! Factory
Directed by Takashi Miike

Jan 05, 2016 Cinema Web Exclusive

Over Your Dead Body is one of the subtler, atmospheric Miike films.

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Anomalisa

Studio: Paramount
Directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson

Dec 30, 2015 Cinema Web Exclusive

Anomalisa tears past its artifice to tell one heartbreakingly human story.

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Joy

Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by David O. Russell

Dec 24, 2015 Cinema Web Exclusive

In telling the story of Joy Mangano, the Long Island house (ex-)wife who invented the self-wringing mop, David O. Russell runs through a greatest hits reel of his recent successes.

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Where to Invade Next

Studio: Dog Eat Dog Films
Directed by Michael Moore

Dec 23, 2015 Cinema Web Exclusive

A filmmaker who’s made a career on presenting his take on an issue’s origins and deeper meanings here only presents solutions.

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The Revenant

Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Dec 22, 2015 Cinema Web Exclusive

Given how effortlessly Iñárritu was able to infuse the story of an over-the-hill actor staging a play with propulsive urgency and tension, it’s not a surprise that The Revenant is as gripping as film can get.

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