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Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips

Film Critic

Annabelle (2014)

Publish Date: October 2, 2014
"Each time a character gets tossed in the air by some manifestation or another, the effect is cheesy. Still, I've seen worse. (...) Rating: **1/2 (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
Left Behind (2014)

Publish Date: October 2, 2014
"Cage is going for manly, if conflicted, family-guy confidence in this role, but somehow it comes off as nuttier than the events surrounding him. (...) Rating: 0 (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
Gone Girl (2014)

Publish Date: September 30, 2014
"It's everything the book was and more. (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of 4)"

Chicago Tribune
Tracks (2013)

Publish Date: September 25, 2014
"Wasikowska is wonderful here, unaffected and affecting (...) She humanized the Tim Burton 'Alice in Wonderland', so clearly she can do nearly anything. (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)

Publish Date: September 18, 2014
"For me Chastain's unerring honesty is the only element keeping 'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' above the realm of pure affectation. (...) Rating: ** (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
The Identical (2014)

Publish Date: September 4, 2014
"The script is so determined to deliver an upbeat message of faith and love, it forgets to be interesting (...) Rating: * (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
Love Is Strange (2014)

Publish Date: August 28, 2014
"Many, I suspect, will be moved to tears (...) not by amping up the dramatic situations, but by grace notes and quiet spells cast by all the right actors. (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of 4)"

Chicago Tribune
Magic in the Moonlight (2014)

Publish Date: August 24, 2014
"The crabby but pretty 'Magic in the Moonlight' is a well-thumbed playing card (...) not one of his fully good ones (...), not one of the whiffs. (...) Rating: **1/2 (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

Publish Date: August 21, 2014
"I'm not sure what mood I'd have to be in to truly enjoy 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'. But I'm not in it. (...) Rating: *" (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
To Have and Have Not (1944)

Publish Date: August 13, 2014
"Bad book, great film (...) The best of the picture has no plot at all, but is a leisurely series of mating duels between Humphrey Bogart at his most proficient and the very entertaining, nervy, adolescent new blonde, Lauren Bacall."

Chicago Tribune
Boyhood (2014)

Publish Date: July 16, 2014
"In completing this simple, beautiful project Linklater took his time. And he rewards ours. (...) Rating: ***** (out of 5)"

Chicago Tribune
Million Dollar Arm (2014)

Publish Date: May 15, 2014
"McCarthy(...) allows the dialogue to breathe and reveal bits of character along with the more expedient bits of plot advancement. (...) Rating: *** (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
Godzilla (2014)

Publish Date: May 14, 2014
"Edwards knows how to use great heights for great effect. (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Publish Date: April 30, 2014
"Folks, I confess: I'm coping with a mild case of arachno-apatha-phobia, defined as the fear of another so-so 'Spider-Man' sequel. (...) Rating: ** (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
The Other Woman (2014)

Publish Date: April 24, 2014
"'The Other Woman' offers roughly equal parts wit and witlessness. (...) Rating: **1/2 (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld (2013)

Publish Date: April 17, 2014
"By now the director's technique is so savvy, so confident in its visual layering and atmospheric assurance, even a dodgy, cagey camera subject such as Rumsfeld becomes movieworthy. (...) Rating: *** (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
The Railway Man (2013)

Publish Date: April 17, 2014
"[It] has many problems but also has Colin Firth. (...) Rating: **1/2 (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
Transcendence (2014)

Publish Date: April 16, 2014
"After an intriguing start, 'Transcendence' (...) offers roughly the same level of excitement as listening to hold music during a call to tech support. (...) Rating: ** (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
Oculus (2013)

Publish Date: April 10, 2014
"Flanagan's a skillful director and editor, and simply by placing the camera in logical but unusual places (...) the tension increases moment by moment, ghost by ghost, frightening reflection by reflection. (...) Rating: *** (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Publish Date: April 2, 2014
"The movie does its duty. It's a reliable commodity, delivered efficiently and well, like pizza. (...) rating: *** (out of four)"

Chicago Tribune

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