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By Bob on November 24, 2011 5:38 AM | Read More
A Little Help, is one of those nice, slice-of-life indie films that are easily overlooked. That's a shame really, because this one sneaks up on you with a wit and charm that shouldn't be missed.
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By Bob on May 26, 2011 5:28 AM | Read More
Daydream Nation is a movie that will haunt you. It's a coming of age tale that avoids the sunny clichés usually associated with the genre by substituting a slightly dark, ironic story worthy of David Lynch.
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By Cole on January 6, 2010 1:42 PM | Read More
With its $237 million budget, and 12 years of production, the story behind James Cameron's "Avatar" easily eclipses the film's plot. But for a film that's far more interested in drowning the audience in drool-worthy special effects and epic 45-minute battle scenes than anything else, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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By Cole on November 19, 2009 6:00 AM | Read More
Since 2001's "Donnie
Darko," director Richard Kelly has inspired as many cries of heavy-handed
pomposity for his existential sci-fi films as he has cult-like fanaticism. But
with the release of his newest treatise on sacrifice, "The Box," no one should
accuse him of lacking ambition.
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By Cole on November 4, 2009 6:00 AM | Read More
A surreal poem of childhood for adults, Spike Jonze's new film, "Where the Wild Things Are," plays with its source material with all the care of a nine-year-old. And that's a very good thing.
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