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Overlooker Underground: The Ninth Gate

Let's get this out of the way: Roman Polanski is a reprehensible human being. He took advantage of underage girls and got away with it by...
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Shutter Island: One place you won't want to revisit...

A. De Niro: “You talkin’ to me?” B. Pesci: “Do I amuse you?” C. Day-Lewis: “I took the father, now I'll...
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Tokyo! trailer is intriguing

Do we shape our cities or do our cities shape us? An intriguing question posed by an even more intriguing trailer. Tokyo! is composed of three...
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Retro movie review: It Happened One Night

With Valentines Day upon us there’s no shortage of top 10 movie lists to celebrate the occasion. But one film that seems to be missing from...
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Gran Torino: A not-so-joyful ride to salvation

In 1992, Unforgiven earned Clint Eastwood a Best Director Oscar with its redemptive themes of making up for past mistakes and answering a man&rsquo...
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Best bad movies: The Room

There are those in this world who do not approve of the act of watching bad movies intentionally. They see this hobby as morose, even cannibalistic...
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Griff The Invisible: The superhero movie you didn't see

Lost among this year's onslaught of summer superhero movies was the August release of Griff The Invisible. Despite starring a key cast member...
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Conan the Barbarian: Same as it ever was

"I live. I love. I slay. I am content." This is a line said by Conan in the newest Conan the Barbarian film that really sums the whole...
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The Future takes a look at the present and Miranda July

The Future is the second feature film from writer/director/actor Miranda July. Being that she took on so many different responsibilities for this...
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the problem with prequels

There is a problem that is inherent in any prequel movie. The problem is that the viewer already knows how the movie is going to end. This creates...
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