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Film Review – Timbuktu
Oscar-nominated Timbuktu is centered on the town of the same name in Mali. It does not focus on a particular story, but an event that turns the small, diverse community upside down. Islamic Jihadists have taken over the area, implementing their rules and their form…
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Film Review – Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kingsman: The Secret Service just another spy movie, a knock-off, wannabe James Bond film, right? You are so wrong. You have seen the trailers. They look interesting, but maybe not enough for you to give it a chance. Let all your preconceptions go about Kingsman because you…
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Film Review – Black Sea
Director Kevin Macdonald certainly does not keep to a certain genre of film. He is known for documentaries and dramas, his most famous being The Last King of Scotland. Macdonald ventures into the likes of other submarine set drama films with Black Sea.
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Film Review – Mommy
In the past few years, a handful of films are experimental, pushing the industry into new territories. Many films try to do this, but do not have much meaning or substance to back up its adventurous takes on film making. Mommy is a French Canadian…
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Interview – Kevin Macdonald – Black Sea
Sarah interviews director Kevin Macdonald from the thriller Black Sea.
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Film Review – Two Days, One Night
Two Days, One Night, from directors Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, is about one woman’s weekend quest to save her job. Sandra (Marion Cotillard) works at a solar panel company and is currently out on sick leave. She finds out on a Friday that her coworkers…
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Film Review – Spare Parts
Spare Parts is a “based on a true story” film that grew out of Wired magazine article from 2005. It is all based on a robotics team at a high school that went on to surprise everyone at a national competition. The film revolves around…
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Film Review – The Joe Show
The Joe Show is about the elected Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, Joe Arpaio. Arpaio is a controversial, conservative politician who has won all his elections since 1992. He is most known for his treatment of prisoners in his county’s jails. He makes them wear…
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