Movie Review: ‘Tree of Life’
How do you even begin to describe a film like Tree of Life? Words such as “art-house film,” “sweeping,” and “transcendent” are accurate, but misleading in their connotation. Typically they evoke the...
View ArticleMovie Review: ‘The Debt’
At long last, we have a reprieve from all that dumbed down summer nonsense. The Debt is a true cinematic rarity these days. It’s smart adult fare for people who prefer not to lose IQ points every...
View ArticleFantastic Fest 2011 Review: ‘Take Shelter’
I’m used to seeing disturbing movies at Fantastic Fest, but I wasn’t expecting to be emotionally gutted by a film this year. Take Shelter shook me to the core. I felt physically ill halfway through the...
View ArticleMovie Review: Zero Dark Thirty
On May 2, 2011, special forces from the United States stormed Osama bin Laden’s compound at Abbottabad, Pakistan. That I had to look up the precise dates and location and confirm that they were our own...
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