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For the Ladies – The Hard Way (1943)
Heterosexual romance often takes center stage in movies targeted to the ladies, but can also take a back seat to a more central female relationship. Portrayals of friendship are an important part of the women’s picture, but so are depictions of rivalry and duplicity. Add…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Odd Life of Timothy Green
In the new family film The Odd Life of Timothy Green, married couple Cindy (Jennifer Garner) and Jim Green (Joel Edgerton) have been forced to accept that they cannot have a child together. He works at the local pencil factory, she works at the pencil…
READ MORESIFF Film Review – The Imposter
In October of 1997, the family of Nicholas Barclay received a phone call from Linares, Spain, claiming their missing son had been found. Three years earlier, on June 13th, 1994, Nicholas had called his mom for a ride, but his older brother didn’t want to…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Campaign
To say there is plenty of fodder for comedy in politics is to state the obvious; The Daily Show and The Colbert Report have been hilariously proving that point four times a week for years. From corrupt politicians to Twitter sex shockers, aggressive lobbyists, overactive…
READ MOREDouble Feature Showdown – Rock Hudson Vs. Cary Grant
In the 1960s, Doris Day made several movies that are often referred to as “sex comedies.” Relatively tame compared to what we see now, they were still very forthright in their discussion of sex and the single girl. There comes a point in each movie…
READ MORESIFF Film Review – Paul Williams Still Alive
Does the name Paul Williams mean anything to you? It should, because he’s awesome. Singer, songwriter, and actor, he was a big part of my childhood, and if you were sentient during the seventies, you couldn’t help knowing being aware of him. He was everywhere,…
READ MOREWhat To Watch When You Are Sick
Being sick sucks. Being sick for a long time super sucks. Having recently gone through a long-term illness, I know what boredom looks like, and it is not pretty. But, there are things that one can do to make the experience better, and, as a…
READ MOREFilm Review – Magic Mike
Magic Mike is the story Mike (Channing Tatum)—roofer by day, male stripper by night. He’s having a good time and saving for the day when he has enough money to quit his various jobs and focus on his true vocation: furniture making. On a construction…
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