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Mysterious Skin adapted into a great film
Mysterious Skin is one of those films that people want to tell others about, but don’t know where to begin because the subject matter is so difficult to bring up in casual conversation. Only one of my...
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Brick is a neo noir classic
This film caught me completely off-guard when I watch it on DVD a couple of years ago. Here was a neo-noir film set in a contemporary high school where an underground drug ring was somehow connected...
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Looper does not live up to its full potential
Looper has the potential to be an A plus film, but it falls short because it is unable to hold all the great ideas together for the whole film. Don’t get me wrong, I will probably watch this film ten...
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Hesher moves in
I really enjoyed Hesher on many levels. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Hesher) continues to rack up cult hits with his character choices. I sat in the theater wondering what Hesher was going to do next. It was...
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50/50 is a risky endeavor
This may sound strange, but screenwriter Will Reiser writes a funny script about cancer. Based on experiences from his own struggle with the disease, Reiser puts together a heartfelt comedy about one...
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Elektra Luxx gets tongue tied
I was searching Netflix and found a film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt called Elektra Luxx. It is a spoof on an adult film star trying to break away from the business because of an unexpected...
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(500) Days of Summer
Writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber create an original romantic comedy that is not a love story, but a story about love. The familiar tale of boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, and...
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Lincoln passes the bill
Director Steven Spielberg takes on the enormous task of dramatizing President Abraham Lincoln’s quest to pass the Thirteenth Amendment through the House of Representatives. He employs Tony Kushner to...
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Inception questions our understanding of reality
With Inception, Christopher Nolan has established himself as one of the best writer/directors in Hollywood. His multi-layered plot filled with jaw-dropping visuals, adept acting from an ensemble cast,...
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The Dark Knight Rises, but only so high
Everything comes to an end in Christopher Nolan’s ambitious conclusion to his Batman Trilogy. Set eight years after The Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has become a guilt-ridden recluse...
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