film reviews
Tricky Dick rides again in “Our Nixon”
June 26, 2013Our Nixon, shown at the 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival, is a compilation film by Penny Lane about the only U.S. president who resigned and left office in disgrace.
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“Man of Steel” is the definitive Superman
June 18, 2013How do you make a super-powered, cape-wearing alien work in the eyes of a cynical, seen-it-all-before 2013 audience?
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“Iron Man 3” is more about the man behind the armor
May 7, 2013In Iron Man 3, the rich playboy's arrogance costs him and those he cares about dearly.
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Artsy liberals deal with nuclear annihilation and their daughter
March 27, 2013There aren't enough accolades to describe Elle Fanning as Ginger in this lovely movie.
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“Koch Brothers Exposed”: must-see DVD hits hard
January 7, 2013Director Robert Greenwald shines a penetrating light on the way in which billionaire brothers Dave and Charles Koch have used their money to impose their conservative agenda.
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