Those that know me, know I have a soft spot for film noir. Nowadays, movies get too far away from simply allowing characters and dialogue tell a story. “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” pays homage to the neo-noir films of the 1970s, and stars Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara as a couple of criminals who wants to start a new life together but find themselves unable to out run the law.
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Steven Soderbergh bounces back with smart and suspenseful, ‘Side Effects’
One thing is for sure, Steven Soderbergh loves Channing Tatum. The dude has appeared in the director’s last three films. Last year they teamed up for the ploddingly slow “Haywire” and the goofy, male stripper, after school special “Magic Mike”. This time around, Tatum gets to keep his clothes on and the result is a smart and suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing right up until the film’s final moments. That is, of course, assuming you can keep up with the convoluted and diabolically twisted plot.