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Tom Tangney
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‘The Age of Adaline’ is ‘fleeting and inconsequential’
Tom Tangney | April 24, 2015 8:31 am"The Age of Adaline" might make you swoon. Then again it might make you double over in laughter. It's that kind of movie. -
‘Ex Machina’ provocative in all the right ways
Tom Tangney | April 17, 2015 8:11 am'Ex Machina' is very slick filmmaking, with an ice-cold exterior and a very hot inner core. -
‘While We’re Young’ best American film of the year so far
Tom Tangney | April 10, 2015 9:51 amBen Stiller stars in the best American film of the year so far. I realize that may come as a shock to some people who… -
Tom Tangney cleans up and goes to the theater
April 3, 2015 12:43 pmSeattle's three principal theatres - Seattle Rep, ACT Theatre, and the 5th Avenue - are all staging off-beat musicals this month. -
‘Get Hard’ will get laughs, but it’s hardly good
Tom Tangney | March 27, 2015 6:57 am"Get Hard" is exactly what you'd expect from a Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart vehicle - it's dumb, low-brow, and yes, funny, even if only… -
Occasional interesting ideas in ‘Insurgent’
March 20, 2015 7:15 amThe Divergent series has two more shots to get this right, but I'm afraid it's going to take something as improbable as one of Tris'… -
‘Cinderella’ equal parts gorgeous & bland: 8-year-old kids will love it
Tom Tangney | March 13, 2015 9:48 amDisney's live-action versions of the fairy tales haven't made as big a splash as often, but when they do, they've been huge at the box-office… -
If ‘Chappie’ wants to live, audiences must accept a mish-mash of clashing tones
Tom Tangney | March 6, 2015 7:51 amThe short-hand take on "Chappie" is that it plays like a mash-up of "Robocop," "E.T." and "Blade Runner." -
Don’t get conned into thinking ‘Focus’ is a good movie – it’s not
Tom Tangney | February 27, 2015 7:30 am"Focus" is a slick new movie about a high-stakes con man and a gorgeous woman who wants to be his protege. Since those two are… -
Trailer review: Marshawn Lynch stars in ‘Family First’
February 26, 2015 11:30 amThe trailer for "Family First: The Marshawn Lynch Story" is four minutes long - twice as long as your average Hollywood movie trailer.