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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

And that would be a bad thing, because “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” hoses off any stink Burton left behind. It’s one of the year’s nicest surprises. An origin story to the sci-fi franchise that began on the big screen in 1968, “Rise” draws upon story elements of 1972’s “Conquest of the Planet […]

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High Lane

And the result is “High Lane.” Despite my mocking references, I actually kinda liked it, in a “well, that was a pretty painless 80 minutes” manner. Abel Ferry’s thriller has much in common in Australia’s “Primal,” also recently released by IFC Midnight, in that both concern a small group of young people venturing outside their […]

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