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New on DVD: Inner city vs. outer space in ‘Attack the Block’

[email protected] April 21, 2012

Receiving much word-of-mouth buzz and critical acclaim upon its release last year, “Attack the Block,” the directorial debut of British screenwriter Joe Cornish, arrives on DVD this week. It’s...

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Review: ‘The Forgiveness of Blood’

[email protected] April 21, 2012

The new Albanian film, “The Forgiveness of Blood” sets itself up as a quiet domestic drama or a coming-of-age tale. Nik, the oldest son of the story’s family, has just fallen in love with one...

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‘Bully’: Pick on somebody your own size

[email protected] April 18, 2012

We are taught, when bullied, to retort, “Why don’t you pick on somebody your own size?” Lee Hirsch’s new documentary “Bully” asks, “Why do you pick on anybody at all?” At least,...

Hey! ‘Haywire’ is not that wild

[email protected] January 19, 2012

There is a disturbing trend that has been seeping into action films over the past few years. From “Kick-Ass” to “Sucker Punch” to “Hanna” and now “Haywire,” Hollywood has offensively exploited...

Extremely Sentimental and Incredibly Cloying

[email protected] January 19, 2012

There have only been a handful of Hollywood films about a family grieving the loss of a loved one after 9/11. The only one that immediately comes to mind is “Reign Over Me” with Adam Sandler and Don...

The best of the big screen in 2011

The best of the big screen in 2011

[email protected] January 18, 2012

The Golden Globe Awards were handed out this past weekend to the deserving and the not-so-deserving in equal measure. Nonetheless, the ceremony marks the beginning of awards season, so it is only fitting...

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‘Into the Abyss’ confronts the death sentence

[email protected] December 1, 2011

Convicted murderer Michael Perry is scheduled to be executed in eight days when director Werner Herzog interviews him. “How are you doing?” Herzog asks the man accused of killing or murdering...

“Film Socialisme” leaves the audience with ‘no comment’

[email protected] November 20, 2011

Jean-Luc Godard is one of the greatest filmmakers of all-time and possibly the most influential filmmaker currently living. The octogenarian is cited by Quentin Tarantino, PT Anderson and many other modern...

“Shuffle” deals a strong hand

[email protected] November 20, 2011

Kurt Kuenne's new film "Shuffle" sounds a lot like "Memento." It's shot in black and white and chronicles a man who starts experiencing his life out of order, but does not know why. The comparisons stop...

Basement philosophy with “Jeff”

[email protected] November 19, 2011

"Jeff, Who Lives at Home," the new comedy from the Brothers Duplass follows Jeff (Jason Segal), a 30-year-old stoner who won't leave his mom's basement. He would much rather wax philosophic about the interconnectedness...

“The Fairy” is charming, if meandering

[email protected] November 19, 2011

What if you met a woman who claimed to be a fairy? Would you believe it? What if she offered you 3 wishes and granted the first two of them? How about then? It probably depends on what time of world...

Three and half hours down the rabbit hole with R.W. Fassbinder

[email protected] November 18, 2011

If you have never heard of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a brief biography is in order to better understand his films. The German filmmaker extraordinaire and auteurist wunderkind got his start in moving...

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