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SIFF Film Review – A Brony Tale
A Brony Tale is a journey into what makes Bronies love a kid’s cartoon and the voice actress who is uncertain what to make of the Bronies. Bronies, for those who do not know, are usually described as adults or teenagers (usually men) who love the…
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SIFF Film Review – Obvious Child
Director Gillian Robespierre and star Jenny Slate‘s Obvious Child has done something close to impossible in creating a fun yet surprisingly serious romantic comedy. We start with seeing Donna (Jenny Slate), a twenty-something stand-up comedian in the middle of her set. This at first had…
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Film Review – Finding Vivian Maier
Finding Vivian Maier is a portrait of a woman nobody really knew but who had a gift that inspired many. Vivian Maier was a nanny who was also a great photographer who kept all her work secret. During her life, many people saw her taking…
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Film Review – Just a Sigh
Loneliness, making connections, and beautiful visuals make Just a Sigh an enjoyable meditation. The two-random-people-meeting-and-forming-a-connection is nothing new; it is a favorite trope of romance novels and there are many great films that have taken this to new levels, the Before Sunrise trilogy being one…
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SXSW Film Review – The Great Invisible
While meaning well in trying to get justice for those who suffered from the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, The Great Invisible has several different ideas it wants to get across and has trouble fitting them all in. A great documentary can succeed in many ways…
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2014 Oscar Predictions – Ben’s Picks
It’s Oscar time again and it has been a roller coaster of a year with no clear front-runner for best picture and several of the categories ripe for potential upsets. While not as strong a line up of films as last year, there are still…
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Film Review – Enough Said
Julia Louis-Dreyfus shows why she is a leading lady no matter what the medium in Enough Said, a thoughtful and funny film about navigating life, love, and kids growing up. The easy way to do this kind of film about older people dating would be…
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Film Review – Cutie and the Boxer
Cutie and the Boxer is an observation about the lives of Noriko and Ushio Shinohara, two Japanese-American artists who have been married for forty years. They share an intensity for expressing themselves creatively and want to share this with the world. From Woody Allen‘s writer…
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