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Blu-Ray Review – Canoa: A Shameful Memory
I fully admit to my extreme lack of knowledge regarding Mexican Cinema. So experiencing the new Criterion Collection Blu-Ray disc of Canoa: A Shameful Memory was an interesting window into a facet of the Mexican artistic heritage. It is considered a seminal work in political…
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Film Review – Going in Style
Pleasant company. In movies featuring the AARP set that’s often all that’s required, that a movie be pleasant company. Entertaining, amusing, non-threatening, not challenging, mildly fun. The emotional equivalent of a warm blanket, a cup of tea, and a beloved pet in your lap. Movies…
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SXSW Review – The Archer
The Archer (2017) is a competent B-movie thriller that has big aspirations on its mind, even though its ambitions are a tad too far for its reach. Penned by Casey Schroen and directed by Valerie Weiss, the film tells of a young woman trapped by…
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Film Review – Ghost in the Shell (2017)
There was controversy surrounding the announcement of the new Ghost In the Shell (2017). Adapted from the 1995 Japanese anime (which was in turn adapted from the Japanese manga), the controversy involved the casting of Scarlett Johansson in the central role of the robotic cyborg,…
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SXSW Film Review – Easy Living
Easy Living is really a misnomer for the current status of Sherry Graham (Caroline Dhavernas). She is a door-to-door makeup saleswoman, like Mary Kay. She visits people’s homes and sells her wares, usually unannounced. She is doing a decent job of it, and conducts herself professionally. It…
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Film Review – The Boss Baby
A searing indightment of the current political process, a trenchant character study, and an enlightening profile of a Real Estate magnate with no political experience rising to the highest office in the country, the new documentary about Donald Trump entitled Boss Baby…
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Film Review – Raw (Second Take)
Raw (2016) starts off hinting towards something diabolical. A horror film about cannibalism is always a good starting point for an icky story. And while we do get plenty of horror involving the consumption of human flesh, the final product may not be what we…
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Film Review – Raw
Julia Ducournau’s French/Belgian horror film Raw reinterprets the emotional and physical strains of post-adolescents into a grisly genre masterwork. Within her gory exploration of common coming-of-age tropes, such as peer group hierarchies, the awkward discovery of sexuality and the love/hate whirlwind of sibling rivalry, Ducournau…
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