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SXSW Film Review – Claire in Motion
A woman sleeps in bed. Her husband turns over and kisses her good morning. She continues to sleep, he gets up and gets dressed. The husband goes out for a hiking trip. He parks his car, puts on his backpack, and walks into the woods.…
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Film Review – Zootopia
Disney’s Zootopia (2016) is about as middle of the road as you can get with an animated film. It doesn’t reach the stars, nor is it a unmitigated disaster. We get a nice story about chasing your dreams and being more than what society deemed…
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Film Review – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) is a classic example of “Tourist Cinema.” We’re led to believe this to be a comedic take on war journalism in Afghanistan circa early 2000s. What we actually get is a self-absorbed story of a privileged white American in the midst…
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Film Review – Triple 9
Crime drama is one of my favorite genres. It distills morality into its basic elements, and then tosses it into the air. What dynamic better demonstrates the complexities of good vs. evil than cops and robbers? No matter how often we see it, there’s something…
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Film Review – Gods of Egypt
I’m a firm believer that to know what a good movie is, one has to see bad ones. How can you discern the difference if you haven’t seen both in ample amounts? In the case of Gods of Egypt (2016), here’s an opportunity to see…
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Film Review – The Witch
Robert Eggers’ The Witch (2015) is the kind of horror film that isn’t interested in cheap thrills. Rather, the terror it evokes digs into your bones, unsettling you with tone and atmosphere. Eggers makes his feature length debut as writer and director, and in both…
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Film Review – Touched With Fire
Writer/director Paul Dalio’s Touched With Fire (2015) attempts to cover a lot of issues, but by doing so doesn’t say much about any of them. Is it a tale about manic depression? Is it a love story between two similar characters? Is it about the…
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Film Review – Zoolander 2
When it comes to goofy comedies, there’s one question that stands above all: is it funny? You can’t look at one with the same criteria you would a hard-hitting drama. When you come across a comedy that isn’t taking itself seriously, the most you can…
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