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Film Review – Closed Circuit
Are movie names important? I think so; they let the viewer know what they might be in store for. A perfect example is Raiders of the Lost Ark. It reveals the object of the movie, the ark, and then lets the audience know there are…
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In the quest for the latest, greatest female-driven-based-on-a-young-adult-novel franchise, Cassandra Clare’s book City of Bones, the first in her Mortal Instruments series, takes its turn in the theaters. (Thus the name of the movie, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.) After the success of Twilight…
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I hate cable. I hate paying a premium for sports channels that no one in my house ever watches. HATE IT. I’d cut the cord and find alternate sources for the few things I watch, if it wasn’t for one channel that I cannot live…
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Michael Cera has got to stop playing the same character in every movie. Even when he’s playing an ass, as he does in the new film Crystal Fairy—which I saw at the 2013 Seattle International Film Festival—he’s basically the same guy, just super annoying and…
READ MORESIFF Film Review – A Band Called Death
I’m in a pretty ridiculous phase right now where I hate listening to classic rock music, or really anything I consider an “oldie,” including the punk rock music I listened to ceaselessly in the ‘80s. It’s ridiculous because the only music I do want to…
READ MORESIFF Film Review – Much Ado About Nothing
I was born in a town with an internationally known Shakespeare festival, and I’m a Joss Whedon fan, so my bias is towards liking his new film, Much Ado About Nothing, which opened the 2013 Seattle International Film Festival. I love neither scribe unconditionally: some…
READ MORESIFF Film Review – The Bling Ring
It turns out that if you raise your kids in Los Angeles with little-to-no supervision, home school them based on the principles of The Secret, get divorced, or move around a lot, your children are at risk for becoming entitled, drug-using, sociopathic thieves. Or not.…
READ MORESIFF Film Review – Somm
In the restaurant industry, the newest challenger to the cult of the chef is the sommelier, or “somm” for short. The sommelier helps educate the customer on the wine selection, and the skill level of someone with this title can range from an educated server…
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