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Max Weiss

Max Weiss is the editor-in-chief of Baltimore and a film and pop culture critic. You can catch her movie reviews here and at Rotten Tomatoes and read her thoughts on everything from last night’s episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race to the latest Godard film @maxthegirl on X (formerly Twitter). She also plays a mean cello.

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Birdman

Exhilarating portrait of a washed up actor trying to rebuild his repuation—and life.

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Listen Up, Philip

A promising writer is also a complete jerk.

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Dear White People

Smart and funny exploration of racial and personal politics at a made-up Ivy League university.

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John Wick

Keanu is the one who knocks.

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St. Vincent

Bill Murray is in peak form as a grumpy veteran who forms an unlikely bond with the little boy next door.

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The Judge

Good acting elevates this legal melodrama beyond the cliches of the script.

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Gone Girl

David Fincher serves up an adaptation as entertaining (and problematic) as the book itself

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Chef

Mouth-watering crowd-pleaser now out on DVD

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The Birds Nest

Jeter, the Os, and MLB’s giant headache

If tonight's a rainout, will MLB actually reschedule a meaningless game?

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The Maze Runner

Yikes! And we think WE can't get off the grid.

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This Is Where I Leave You

Great cast can't quite save this overstuffed, undercooked family dramedy.

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Orioles Stud of the Week

This left fielder embodies the Orioles' next-man-up ethos.

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No Good Deed

Generic woman-in-peril flick is saved (almost) by its two talented leads.

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The Birds Nest

Do the Orioles have an ace?

Who will pitch the first game of the playoffs?

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As Above, So Below

The deeper underground our heroes go, the lamer the film gets.

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The November Man

Check your brain at the door and enjoy this delightfully ludicrous spy film.

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Orioles Stud of the Week

The starting pitching, and this stud in particular, were a bright spot in a somewhat grim week.

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When the Game Stands Tall

Hokey sports film never makes a compelling case for its own existence

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If I Stay

Melodramatic teen romance suffers from a terminal lack of chemistry between the two leads.

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What If

New take on the When Harry Met Sally formula is just charming enough.

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Calvary

The great Brendan Gleeson saves this film from feeling like a glorified theology project.

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Get on Up

Chadwick Boseman is electrifying as the Godfather of Soul.