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Doug Strassler’s Mid-Year Film Report Card

Written by Doug Strassler on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive

Mark Duplass in Safety Not Guaranteed. Well, the year has just passed the halfway mark, and while it hasn’t offered a ton of big screen gems, there have certainly been some performances worth remembering. Below, I present my superlatives for the best performances of the half-year:   Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Mark Duplass, Your Sister’s Sister
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Class Clowns and Cop Clowns: Jump Street Reboot is Junk

Written by Armond White on . Posted in Arts & Film, Arts our town, Film, On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column, Opinion Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

21jump “You shot him in the dick! I’ve never seen that!” Channing Tatum exclaims as Jenks, a rookie cop partnered with the doughy, uncool Schmidt (Jonah Hill) in 21 Jump Street. The duo have not outgrown their adolescent rivalry or immature sense of amusement that began in high school. Seven years later (after a police academy training session ridiculously scored to The Clash’s version of Junior Murvin’s reggae classic “Police
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