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Film Review – Jack Goes Boating
If there’s one thing Jack Goes Boating (2010) does really well, is that it successfully shows love and relationships on the opposite ends of the spectrum. We see the awkward yet sweet interactions of a budding romance, while at the same time witnessing the effects…
READ MOREFilm Review – Catfish
In Catfish, we meet Nev Schulman, a photographer in New York City. His brother Rel and their friend Henry Joost make movies. When Nev is contacted by 8-year-old Michigan girl Abby, who has created a painting from one of his photos, Rel and Henry begin…
READ MOREFilm Review – Tetro
“Nothing in it happened, but it’s all true” – Francis Ford Coppola Tetro is arguably the best film of 2009 that no one saw. Brimming with passion, the emotions of the characters run strong, the pain runs deep, and the artistry is felt within every…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Good Soldier
What does it take to kill another person? To take another person’s life, to be the one responsible to remove another person from existence forever, and to live with that guilt is something that is hard for any regular person to bear. For a soldier,…
READ MOREFilm Review – Easy A
Easy A, the new comedy from director Will Gluck and writer Bert V. Royal, tells of the sham and genuine misadventures of Olive Penderghast (Emma Stone), a teenage virgin who possesses two of the great qualities for movie main characters: a sardonic wit and a…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Town
The Town (2010) is a hot-blooded potboiler of a crime film. It is a throwback to the crime movies of the 70s, where cops and robbers fought it out on the mean streets of the city. In many ways, it’s a lot like a western,…
READ MOREThe Virginity Hit – A Dialogue
Brandi Sperry: The Virginity Hit, a comedy in limited release that hits Seattle today, tells the story of teenager Matt’s (Matt Bennett) quest to lose his virginity. It’s a tried-and-true trope for a reason, as the question of when and where to “do it” for the first time…
READ MORETelevision Review – Skins
I have been absent from the MacGuffin site for quite a while now. Part of this was due to starting school and having more of a busy life lately. However, part of it was also due to the fact that I have been watching fewer…
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