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Film Review – Lockout
There is something to be said for a film knowing what is and embracing it. Not every film that is entertaining is necessarily good. From the trailer, that was my immediate impression of what I should expect with Lockout, and for the most part I…
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One of the elements that peaked my interest in seeing Ismael Ferroukhi’s French film Free Men (2011) was the lead actor. Tahar Rahim is a performer who made a large impression on me after starring in the Oscar-nominated film A Prophet (2009). In that film,…
READ MOREFilm Review – Blue Like Jazz
Loosely based on the book Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz, directed by Steve Taylor, tells the story of a fictional Donald Miller (Marshall Allman), a good Texan Southern Baptist boy about to leave home for a…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Lady
Human beings can really suck sometimes. In the case of Burma (also known as Myanmar), there are a lot of human beings that suck really badly. Unfortunately, they’re the ones in charge. Since the military took control in a coup in 1962, Burma has been…
READ MORESXSW Film Review – Beware of Mr. Baker
I’m a self-professed documentary film fan, but I will admit I failed a bit when I was at SXSW. Of all the movies I saw, only one of them was a documentary. Luckily, I happened to choose the one that won the Grand Jury prize…
READ MORESXSW Film Review – Intruders
It is a strange place to find yourself, on the opposite side from the majority with your feelings toward a film. That place where you either see something that nobody else does, or are bewildered by what people do see. We’ve done top 5s on…
READ MOREFilm Review – American Reunion
There are a lot of films I’ve been looking forward to this year. A lot of the usual suspects are on that list—The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Prometheus—but one of the more unexpected entries was the latest chapter in the American Pie series, American…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Salt of Life
Getting old is hard. Not just because things stop working right or looking as good, but because our lives appear to be set in stone. We are who we are by middle age, and changing that takes a tremendous effort. We start to feel invisible…
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