Posts Tagged ‘American Pie’
Film Review – The Hate U Give
Charlottesville, Trayvon Martin, Ferguson, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Freddie Grey; the headlines are filled with it. And those are just some of the most famous names. There is a staggeringly sad litany of incidents of unarmed black people being killed by police. Let’s face it,…
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Film Review – Blockers
Blockers (2018) is the kind of sex comedy that does what many good sex comedies do. It’s starts off with a premise that adheres to lowbrow antics – high school kids discovering their blossoming sexuality – and then handles it in a mature, insightful manner.…
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Film Review – The Overnight
Meeting new people is always an awkward experience. You never really know what to say outside of what you do for a living or your feelings about the weather. The “getting to know you” phase is always bumpy regardless if the people you meet will…
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SXSW Film Review – Premature
Being in high school is an unusual time in a person’s life. Their body goes through changes they know little about, adulthood lurks a few years away, and inevitably, they’ll have to deal with their own sexuality. Filmmakers have used these ideas to make countless…
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SXSW Film Review – The Bounceback
One of the many things I’ve discovered since I started attending SXSW is how vibrant Austin’s film scene is. Sure, I had been familiar with bigger names coming out of the area, like Robert Rodriguez, Richard Linklater, and Matthew McConaughey, but I’ve seen an impressive…
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Film Review – The Inbetweeners Movie
For a long time I’ve been resistant to British comedy. I enjoyed Mr. Bean and Fawlty Towers as a kid, but as time has gone on, my enthusiasm for them has waned. I’ve never gotten into recent shows like The Office, and the best theory…
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Film Review – Turn Me On, Dammit!
Turn Me On, Dammit! (2011) is a Norwegian film about 15-year-old Alma (Helene Bergsholm), who is stuck in a small town she hates. She has a mad crush on Artur (Matias Myren), a local hottie, and she is horny. She is not a pervert and…
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SIFF Interview – Jason Biggs/Stephen Gyllenhaal – Grassroots
Spencer interviews actor Jason Biggs and writer/director Stephen Gyllenhaal from Grassroots at SIFF 2012. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and YouTube. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here.
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