Posts Tagged ‘The Color Purple’
Film Review – Detroit
The tragedy of Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit (2017) is that – despite the fact that the events it depicts took place fifty years ago – the country still sees similar occurrences happen this very day. Racism is an ugly stain on the legacy of America, a…
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Film Review – Lee Daniels’ The Butler
There is a fine line between sentiment and sentimentality, and for the greater part of its running time, Lee Daniels’ The Butler performs a stunning balancing act. This was a relief for me, because seeing the words “Based on the True Story” appear before the…
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An Analysis – Spielberg vs. Spielberg
In a darkened space below the deck of the Orca, a fishing boat that probably isn’t big enough, the Ahabesque character of Sam Quint relays a chilling tale about a mission to deliver an atomic bomb to Japan during World War II. While drunk and…
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Top 5 – Underrated Steven Spielberg Films
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. Inspired by the films War Horse and Tintin, Allen and Edward share their top 5 underrated Steven Spielberg films. This segment is also available on Stitcher and iTunes. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here. After…
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