The Maid, one of the most highly praised foreign films of the year, finally opens in Seattle today. Directed by Sebastian Silva, who also co-wrote the...
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When Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road was released, an odd thing happened. Despite being a brutally bleak story about a man in a...
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For many, including his fans, Wes Anderson is a one trick pony. He injects his films with Wilson brothers (Luke or Owen), wry humor, lots of mumbling...
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With all of the hype and hate out there for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, it can almost be difficult to merely sit back and judge whether or not the...
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The absolute favorite to win the Oscar for Best Picture in a few months,Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire is worth all the...
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One of the great American horror films of the decade, Ti West’s The House of the Devil is a gripping, frightening and fun throwback to the...
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When can a film be plodding, with way too many characters, hackneyed direction and an annoying air of self-importance and still be entertaining? When...
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Going through the motions without any emotion whatsoever, Robert Zemeckis’ take on the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol adds not a...
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Based on Lynn Barber’s memoir, An Education is a sweeping piece of cinematic filmmaking, with its roots in smart directing (Lone Scherfig),...
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A woman (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and a man (Willem Dafoe) have sex in the shower. Lost in the throws of their passion, they fail to realize their young...
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