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Film Review – Grizzly Man
For thirteen summers, Timothy Treadwell lived in the Alaskan wilderness near and amongst the wild bears of the area. He interacted with them, talked with them, even went so far as to go up to and touch them. During this time, he recorded over one…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Scenesters
The Scenesters (2009) is an inventive independent film written and directed by Todd Berger. In a way, it’s almost too inventive, to the point that it’s kind of difficult to explain what kind of movie it is. It’s part film noir, mystery, slasher film, pseudo…
READ MOREAn Appreciation – Raging Bull
The opening title sequence immediately puts the viewer in the world of the film’s character. A boxer, warming up in a ring, is the center of everyone’s attention, but he is all alone. Smoke rises up around him as if it came straight from the…
READ MOREThe Thrill of “Thriller”
Although it’s been well over a year now, it’s still hard to believe that we are living in a world without Michael Jackson. He was the star of stars, a pop icon that only comes once in a lifetime. The music and dance moves he…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Social Network
We open with a guy and a girl sitting at a restaurant having drinks. They are smart, confident, and intellectual. The guy tells the girl of his desire to do something significant, to gain the attention of the college clubs. The girl asks why he…
READ MOREFilm Review – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
In 1987, Gordon Gekko famously told us that greed was good. Flash forward to the present, and it appears that greed has turned in to the norm. With director Oliver Stone’s film Wall Street (1987), he presented us with a cautionary tale about the risks…
READ MOREFilm Review – Jack Goes Boating
If there’s one thing Jack Goes Boating (2010) does really well, is that it successfully shows love and relationships on the opposite ends of the spectrum. We see the awkward yet sweet interactions of a budding romance, while at the same time witnessing the effects…
READ MOREAn Appreciation – Casablanca
“We’ll always have Paris” – Rick Blaine If there was a vote taken to choose only one film from the 20th century to preserve for future generations to experience, my guess is that Casablanca (1942) would be that film. It is so iconic, so memorable,…
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