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Capsule Reviews Of `Haywire,' Other New Releases
msnbc.com 3 weeks, 6 days ago"Haywire", A straight-up action picture may sound unusual coming from Steven Soderbergh, but as he's repeatedly demonstrated throughout his career, he's keen to experiment with every genre imaginable. And if you look closely here, you'll find it reveals glimmers of some of his greatest hits, including "The Limey," "Traffic" and the "Ocean's" movies. By comparison, it feels like minor Soderbergh: zippy, hugely entertaining and well-crafted as always (since he once again serves as his own cinematographer and
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Review: `Bala' Gives Tense Look At Border Violence
msnbc.com 3 weeks, 6 days agoGerardo Naranjo may have made the least-glamorous movie ever about a pageant queen with "Miss Bala." And that's what makes it so beautiful. With long, fluid takes that create a mesmerizing tension, the Mexican director and writer initially draws us into a world of youthful optimism, one which ends up being wildly unpredictable and increasingly desperate. "Miss Bala" is Mexico's entry in the foreign-language film category at the Academy Awards and, sadly, it couldn't be more relevant in depicting the brutal
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