Victoria's two-and-a-half hour long-take lets you vicariously live a night of criminal activity, but ends up being more like a theme park ride than a great film.
Ryan Piers Williams’ X/Y has the seedlings of a good film, but they never sprout into anything more than forced dialogue, bad performances, and a lack of thematic clarity.
Wild Canaries is as adorable as it is honest, with a unique look at the parallels between crime and love, functioning as both a well-developed romantic drama and a creative throwback to 1930s caper comedies.
It may not diverge from the teen comedy formula at any moment, but The DUFF is hilarious and charming in all the right places, featuring two endlessly winning performances from Mae Whitman and Robbie Amell.
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While it doesn’t necessarily have anything profound to say about love, and it doesn’t always answer the questions it poses, but Bill Plympton’s Cheatin’ is one of the most original, hilarious, and uniquely animated films of the year.
