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Kelly Jane Torrance

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Kelly Jane Torrance is movie critic for The Washington Examiner and is an assistant managing editor for The Weekly Standard.

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  • 'Iron Man 3' has plenty of action, but series' spark dims

    Kelly Jane Torrance

    Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

    Why are you reading this review of "Iron Man 3"? I'm genuinely curious. Because I suspect that you made the decision whether or not to see the latest Marvel film before you even opened up this newspaper. You probably decided before you'd even seen last year's "The Avengers," the supergroup...

  • Shining a light on the darkness of WWII

    Kelly Jane Torrance

    Published: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

    Chris Nicola did an astonishing thing. The New Yorker and amateur spelunker went to Ukraine soon after the Soviet Union collapsed, looking to explore both his Eastern Orthodox heritage and the gypsum caves of the region. He found an incredible story of Jewish heritage that involved the caves...

  • Britain's Loach calls on brutality, humor in 'The Angel's Share'

    Kelly Jane Torrance

    Published: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

    Ken Loach's latest film, "The Angels' Share," begins with a pretty uproarious scene. Somewhere in Glasgow, Scotland, Albert (Gary Maitland) is drunk and, bottle in hand, getting drunker. He's stumbling around a tube station, dangerously close to the edge of the tracks. We hear in voiceover the...

  • Movie review: Disjointed 'Disconnect' focuses on technology's flaws

    Kelly Jane Torrance

    Published: Thu, Apr 18, 2013

    Movies take time to make. So it's rare for a film to appear in theaters that feels as if it were just ripped from the headlines. The type of real-life event echoed in "Disconnect," though, has lamentably begun occurring more frequently. Just this month, details emerged of two teenagers who...

  • Movie review: 'Oblivion' thoughtful, but with plenty of action

    Kelly Jane Torrance

    Published: Thu, Apr 18, 2013

    What's the difference between a derivative knock-off and a clever or loving homage? Like beauty, it seems to be found in the eye of the beholder. Critics loved 2011's "Super 8," J.J. Abrams' rough tribute to Steven Spielberg that felt exactly like a Steven Spielberg film. But so far, they're...

  • Redford keeps great 'Company' in Weather Underground tale

    Kelly Jane Torrance

    Published: Thu, Apr 11, 2013

    If you saw the last two films Robert Redford directed -- 2007's "Lions for Lambs" and 2010's "The Conspirator" -- you likely weren't surprised to hear that his latest, "The Company You Keep," centers on political radicals. But you might be surprised to discover that one of Hollywood's best-known...

  • 'Trance' stuns with McAvoy, Dawson

    Kelly Jane Torrance

    Published: Thu, Apr 11, 2013

    "Remember, do not be a hero. No piece of art is worth a human life." That's what the various employees of a tony London auction house are told. But not all of them believe it. Simon (James McAvoy), for one. The young auctioneer must realize that double-crossing a serious criminal like Franck...

  • Children trying to make a difference in Calcutta's slums

    Kelly Jane Torrance

    Published: Thu, Apr 4, 2013

    "The Revolutionary Optimists" is a big title for a small documentary. But it's not false advertising. It does seem revolutionary that the boys and girls whose lives are chronicled here have retained any sense of optimism at all. They're poor children growing up in Calcutta, India, where about a...

  • 'Reality' examines the strain of becoming a celebrity

    Kelly Jane Torrance

    Published: Thu, Apr 4, 2013

    Italian director Matteo Garrone came to international attention with his 2008 film, "Gomorrah," which told brutal tales, based on reality, of the Camorra, a Mafia-like criminal enterprise. Garrone's new film tackles a subject almost as loathsome: reality television. "Reality," which like the...

  • A journey to adulthood starts with a sperm bank

    Kelly Jane Torrance

    Published: Thu, Mar 28, 2013

    The remake of "Starbuck" has already been filmed -- though the original is just opening in theaters today. It's a shame that many Americans, not fond of subtitles, will wait to see "The Delivery Man," starring Vince Vaughn and slated to open this fall. But it's a clue to the quality of the...


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