This Week: Kevin wishes everyone a Happy New Year with a look at more problems with Louis CK and an analysis of the Bird Box viewership. Later, he looks at trailers for Closer and The Prodigy before offering up his Worst of 2018 films. Then he reviews Escape Room, Bird Box and Bandersnatch, leading into the box office and a look at Night School in the Home-Cinema Round-Up!
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1. Alexander
What in God’s name was Oliver Stone thinking? This three hour nightmare takes one of the most powerful figures in history and reduces him to a squandering pervert. The most amazing thing about “Alexander” is that someone, somewhere actually thought it was a good idea.
2. Wicker Park
This remake of a French film bored me to tears. Starring the ever-unsympathetic Josh Hartnett in a story about lust triangles and the good kind of stalkers, “Wicker Park” was too fantastic to believe and too dull to watch ever again.
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CLOSERDecember 3, 2004
STARRING
Julia Roberts as ANNA
Jude Law as DANIEL
Natalie Portman as ALICE
Clive Owen as LARRY
Studio: Columbia
Directed by: Mike Nichols
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