Because of embargoes (those happy little restrictions on when critics can post reviews, good or bad), a lot of our critics aren’t able to share links with you until release day. Here are some last-minute reviews for this weekend’s upcoming films. We’ve kept in all the reviews posted yesterday as well so you can have more help in deciding what to see (if you haven’t already).
Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what’s coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.
Opening: Jan. 17-19, 2014
Wide (United States)
Devil’s Due
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
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The Nut Job
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Ride Along
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Expanding (United States)
12 Years a Slave
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August: Osage County
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Limited (United States)
Big Bad Wolves
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G.B.F.
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Like Father, Like Son
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Summer in February
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2014 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
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Interior. Leather Bar.
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The Legend of Hercules
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Open Grave
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Raze
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The Rocket
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The Truth About Emanuel
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2013 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
2 Guns
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47 Ronin
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After Earth
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American Hustle
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Banshee Chapter
[New Today] Mark Harris @ About.com
Jennie Kermode @ Eye For Film
Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies
- Excerpt: If you have a passion either for paranormal culture or for anything [Hunter S.] Thompson-related, ‘Banshee Chapter’ may be worthwhile; for those without a particular interest in these subject, however, it’s not a wild enough ride to justify buying a ticket.
Blue Ruin
Travis Hopson @ Punch Drunk Critics
- Excerpt: The true power of Blue Ruin is its ability to find tension in the little things, not showy acts of violence.
The Book Thief
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The Colony
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The Conjuring
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Elysium
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Escape from Tomorrow
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Femme
Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Free Birds
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Frozen
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The Grandmaster
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The Great Beauty
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Her
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Hours
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Inside Llewyn Davis
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Jamesy Boy
Travis Hopson @ Punch Drunk Critics
- Excerpt: Burns has overcome a lot of hardship in his life, and his story is truly inspiring, but not everybody’s story needs to be a movie.
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
Jobs
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Kick-Ass 2
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Lone Survivor
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Maidentrip
Kenji Fujishima @ Slant Magazine
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
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Runner Runner
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Saving Mr. Banks
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Short Term 12
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Terms and Conditions May Apply
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Turbo
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Walking with Dinosaurs
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The Wolf of Wall Street
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2014 Films (Coming Soon)
Louis Cyr
- Excerpt: Not the strongest film in the world, but a film of notable production value and spirit.
Police Story 2013
- Excerpt: A sequel in name only to Jackie Chan’s hugely popular action series, this latest offering moves proceedings to mainland China for a small scale, straight-faced and relatively thrill-free drama with a tendency to pontificate about civil responsibility.
Tom Yum Goong 2
- Excerpt: Tony Jaa reunites with the team that helped make his name in the martial arts world, but both he and co-star Jeeja Yanin are eclipsed by impressive up-and-comer Marrese Crump in this otherwise underwhelming action sequel.
Venus in Fur
José Arce @ LaButaca.net [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Roman Polanski se lanza a un texto tan clásico como polémico acompañado de tan sólo dos actores y un escenario embriagador. Una película turbulenta, sórdida, inquietante, desde luego; pero también divertida, amena y en ocasiones rayana en lo hilarante.
