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Bandslam (2009)

Review preview for Bandslam

What makes this film so good is writer/director Todd Graff, who coaxes terrific performances from his young cast and really makes you care about them and their silly teenage travails.

Martin Gray · 4 out of 5

High-minded school musical.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

Review preview for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is a good example of bad storytelling.

Donald Munro · 2 out of 5

Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
Spring Breakers (2012)

Review preview for Spring Breakers

While there is much to admire about Spring Breakers in terms of visual aesthetic and directorial style, those aspects are undermined by a run of the mill narrative not nearly as subversive as it appears to want to be.

Neil Mitchell · 3 out of 5

Four college students form an unlikely allegiance with a drug dealer.
Sucker Punch (2011)

Review preview for Sucker Punch

A sordid slice of rancid pop-culture vomit that leaves a toxic aftertaste.

David Graham · 1 out of 5

An abused girl uses an alternative reality to help her find the means to escape from the mental hospital where she has been locked away.
tick, tick...Boom! (2021)

Review preview for tick, tick...Boom!

There is not a single note in any one of its songs which will surprise you, and although ostensibly big on emotion it’s so slick that you will feel nothing except what you take in there yourself.

Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5

On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theatre composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.