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TV Review – A Christmas Carol – The Concert
Whoo Boy! Okay, the good news is that Charles Dickens is still a magnificent writer. His witty, wonderful narrative still exists in all it’s many forms. His evergreen story of curmudgeonly Ebeneezer Scrooge’s redemption over the course of one haunted Christmas night is still relevant…
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Film Review – The Wizard of Oz in IMAX 3D
The Wizard of Oz. Three grown men dressed in funny outfits while experiencing various physical ailments take a newly pubescent girl, who is also a serial witch murderer, on a long, lonely walk through a strange forest, where they eventually inhale drugs and take a…
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SIFF Film Review – Thérèse
Let’s face it, in a lot of points throughout history, it has sucked to be a woman. Society has been unfair to them, women were often trapped in their stations in life, female choices have at times been virtually non-existent, and self-expression was often viewed…
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Film Review – The Muslims Are Coming!
The Muslims Are Coming! documents a tour of Muslim stand-up comedians doing free tour dates at various venues throughout the southern United States. Headed by comedienne Negin Farsad, the tour is meant to put a face on a group that in American discourse is largely…
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Film Review – Spark: A Burning Man Story
From the outside, the annual Burning Man gathering in Nevada looks like a crazy gathering of sun-burnt, formerly Grateful Dead following, Phish listening, free-love having, acid-dropping, half-naked hippies. It can seem like a strange, otherworldly experience that might seem pointless. So to answer the question…
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Film Review – A Teacher
Youth is attractive, no question. Our whole society often seems obsessed with the young. There is a vibrancy and passion that is seductive about the young. Everyone is at their most sexually attractive, energetic, and optimistic as teens. Appreciating what that youth has to offer…
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Film Review – We’re The Millers
The new film We’re The Millers fulfills the most important rule of comedy: it’s funny. It may be a bit overlong, the story beats might be predictable, but you will laugh. The cast boasts a roster of genuinely funny people and at times there is a hint…
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Film Review – The Smurfs 2
Ugh, okay. There are certain times with movies when it’s hard to even muster up enough enthusiasm to talk about it longer than a few seconds. Such is the case with The Smurfs 2. Your short and simple review for this film is: Don’t Bother.
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