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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Time is on His Side: ABOUT TIME

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It was Pauline Kael who said “melodrama with a fast pace can be much more exciting - and more honest, too - than feeble p...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Slave Narrative: 12 YEARS A SLAVE

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Solomon Northup was a talented violinist who was hired to play for parties and other social gatherings near his home. He lived i...
Saturday, October 26, 2013

Old, Tired, Mean: BAD GRANDPA

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When Amy Poehler was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier this week, she talked about her disdain for pranks. Ellen showe...
Friday, October 25, 2013

Drug War: THE COUNSELOR

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A murky drug war thriller, The Counselor keeps its focus on the people in the middle. This isn’t a story of drug lords and D.E.A...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Hurt People Hurt People: CARRIE

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Stephen King’s novel Carrie and the 1976 Brian De Palma film based on it are not particularly frightening examples of the horror...

Unhappiest Place: ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW

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As a gigantic international corporation with a carefully guarded reputation as a gleaming beacon of childhood entertainment for ...
Monday, October 14, 2013

Just Business: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

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Exhausting and exhaustive, Captain Phillips is a process-oriented film of unrelenting tension. Detailing the true story ...
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