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Film Review – For Greater Glory
When I was in high school and college, one of my favorite classes to take was history. U.S. history, European history, Asian history, and so on—you name it, I was interested. I saw history courses not so much as classes where the main skill to…
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Film Review – First Position
It’s a difficult thing to be a dancer. The hours of rigorous training, the obsession with perfection—all to have a chance for that one moment to be in the spotlight. It’s even more difficult choosing to be a ballet dancer as your profession. Forcing your…
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STIFF Film Review – Antihero
How does one go about writing a review of an independent film such as Antihero (2011)? Whenever a person or a group of people are able to create a feature-length film, a bit of credit has to be given, because it’s a very difficult feat…
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Film Review – Dark Shadows
I walked into Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows never having seen the television show that it was based off of. Sometimes, going into a movie completely cold can be an advantage; when you have no expectations, the chances of you liking it can increase substantially. Unfortunately,…
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SXSW Film Review – Extracted
Extracted (2012) is a slick, well-made independent sci-fi film that works well in some ways and not so well in others. The beautiful thing about the sci-fi genre is that it allows filmmakers to open their creative reservoirs and build new worlds and explore a…
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An Appreciation – Talk to Her
There are some filmmakers whose work is so recognizable that you can tell that a project is theirs without even having to read the credits. Whether it is in the camera work, choice of actors, or the themes that they delve into, many will leave…
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Film Review – The Five-Year Engagement
The more I think about The Five-Year Engagement (2012), the less I like it. That’s not to say that the film is bad; in fact, it has quite a few good things going for it. There are plenty of laughs to be had, and there’s…
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Film Review – Free Men
One of the elements that peaked my interest in seeing Ismael Ferroukhi’s French film Free Men (2011) was the lead actor. Tahar Rahim is a performer who made a large impression on me after starring in the Oscar-nominated film A Prophet (2009). In that film,…
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