'White Bird in a Blizzard' whipsaws
Shailene Woodley shines in this novel adaptation about the disappearance of a teen girl's mom. The movie careens from comic deadpan to illicit sex to utter sadness.
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Viral Video: Moving Mazama tells the tale of Tom Kundig's ill-placed home
Katie Turinski's film follows the legal battle over the Seattle architect's controversial Mazama vacation hut. Which a judge just ordered him to move.
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Viral Video: Why did PBS distance itself from "Citizen Koch"?
Rumor was the network spiked the documentary to avoid offending major donor David Koch. But the film is hardly a takedown of the two Koch brothers.
"The Two Faces of January" falls on its, um, face
Viggo Mortensen and Kursten Dunst play a couple on holiday in this adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel. The film starts strong and ends in a yawn.
'Words and Pictures': You might be left speechless
A sophisticated director, a spirited start by the actors, and some witty exchanges early on: How did it end up so awful?