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Interview – Kevin Macdonald – Black Sea

January 29th, 2015 | POSTED BY Sarah Ksiazek

Sarah interviews director Kevin Macdonald from the thriller Black Sea.

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Film Review – The Theory of Everything

November 14th, 2014 | POSTED BY Sarah Ksiazek

The Theory of Everything depicts the relationship between renowned physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) and his first wife, Jane Hawking (Felicity Jones). It is based on a book by Jane Hawking entitled Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen.

Film Review – Kill the Messenger

October 10th, 2014 | POSTED BY Sarah Ksiazek

“…some stories are too true to tell.” Kill the Messenger is based on a tumultuous yet exciting period in newspaper journalist Gary Webb’s life. The film is based on true events and on two books, Dark Alliance by Gary Webb and Kill the Messenger by…

Film Review – Wish I Was Here

July 25th, 2014 | POSTED BY Benjamin Rendall

There is a sub-genre that has become a staple of any year: the indie comedy. The comedy movie that, while being funny, deals with some darker issues, has an abundance of quirky-but-realistic characters, and sometimes creates its own offbeat reality that we can fall into.…

SIFF Interview – William Eubank – The Signal

June 13th, 2014 | POSTED BY Spencer Fornaciari

Spencer interviews writer/director William Eubank from the sci-fi thriller The Signal at SIFF 2014.

SIFF Film Review – The Signal

June 13th, 2014 | POSTED BY Adelaide Blair

In The Signal, directed by William Eubank and shown at the Seattle International Film Festival, MIT students Nic (Brenton Thwaites) and Jonah (Beau Knapp) are escorting Nic’s girlfriend Haley (Olivia Cooke) to California, where she will be attending school for a year. They are also…

Film Review – Bad Words

March 20th, 2014 | POSTED BY Nick Ahlers

Thanks in large part to Arrested Development‘s absurdly rabid fanbase and cultural status, Jason Bateman has experienced a career resurgence that would make Travolta blush (and presumably mispronounce.) He’s spent the past decade in a wide range of roles, most of which require him to…

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Film Review – That Awkward Moment

January 30th, 2014 | POSTED BY Nick Ahlers

January is commonly known as a dumping ground for movies and first-time director Tom Gormican dutifully ekes out That Awkward Moment just under the wire. Presumably pitched as a raunchy rom-com for bros, Moment follows the lives of three twenty-something post-college friends making their way…

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