film reviews
“World War Z” as World War Proletariat
August 7, 2013If you're tired of hearing about zombies...that's probably too bad. America's most popular monster shows no sign of shambling away quietly.
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“Wolverine” sequel is much sharper than the first
August 6, 2013The follow-up to the abysmal 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which royally ticked off fans and critics alike, The Wolverine fixed everything that was wrong with the eponymous character's story.
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Pacific Rim: a great giant monster film!
July 12, 2013Del Toro is a master of visual design. The monsters and robots are so full of detail they become characters. The scale is truly immersive and the action is spectacular.
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“The East” probes ultra-left minds in twisted plot
July 10, 2013Ellen Page is wonderful in "The East." I've never seen her in a movie when she wasn't wonderful.
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Student debt crisis: an American horror story
July 3, 2013The movie is about a recent college graduate, Kate. Everywhere she goes, her debt follows her, symbolized by a creeping red mist.
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