Movie Review: 12 Years a Slave
Slavery is an unsettling part of Americana most people like to sweep under the rug. Until recently, the horrors of the institution were relegated to …
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Movie Review: Short Term 12
The coming out party for Brie Larson is complete. After delightful turns in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, 21 Jump Street, and The Spectacular Now, …
Movie Review: The Avengers
Summer blockbusters have varied over the years. Jaws was the first one, a thrill ride that touched something fearful inside all of us. Back to …
Movie Review: The Conjuring
Oh man, I haven’t been this scared in a long time. The Conjuring goes back to horror’s roots to deliver a very frightening film. Director …
Movie Review: Before Sunset
Before Sunset drops a tiny bit of darkness into the magic, transforming it into something bigger than its initial scope. Jesse and Celine’s first meeting …
Movie Review: Upstream Color
Writer/Director/Producer/Editor/(Botanist?) Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color is almost the opposite of his Sundance breakthrough, Primer. The latter is a verbose overly plot driven low-budget thriller about …
Movie Review: Pitch Perfect
The Deltones. The Sig O’s. Purple Haze. These are some of the a cappella groups at my Alma Mater. Like Pitch Perfect shows the audience, …
Movie Review: Amour
Love means never having to say you’re sorry. It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Love is …
Movie Review: Zero Dark Thirty
Kathryn Bigelow was riding high in 2010. She just became the first female director to win Best Director at the Oscars over her ex-husband, and …
Movie Review: Life of Pi
What audiences were waiting for: the cross between Cast Away, Contact, and Titanic. Life of Pi is a tremendous motion picture. It is equal parts …