film review
“A Separation”: revelatory film about life in contemporary Iran
February 13, 2012The movie deserves its Oscar buzz as best foreign film. As with any good artistic experience, moviegoers are transformed as they watch.
Read moreGo see “Hugo,” “Descendants,” skip “Melancholia”
November 30, 2011"Hugo" and "The Decendants" get two thumbs up. "Melancholia" on the other hand gets two thumbs down.
Read moreSix incredibly bad films inspired by the Cold War
November 21, 2011For some filmmakers, the Cold War became a convenient excuse for moronic plotlines, insufferable jingoism, and unapologetically reactionary politics.
Read moreIn Time: One man’s immortality is another man’s death
November 1, 2011Time is money. In Time seems to take that quite literally. In what is a brilliant metaphor for modern day class segregation, the poor die young and the rich live forever. And a man named Will...
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