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Redbox Roundup: One-Sentence Reviews of 10 Movies You Can Rent Tonight!
A non-message movie with a message, Arbitrage lulls you with gripping drama then abruptly exposes the mirage of modern finance; it deserves the #11 spot on every critic’s top-ten list for 2012. While lacking
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Film Review: “The Place Beyond the Pines” swings for the fences
The Place Beyond The Pines, with Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Ben Mendehlson, Dane DeHaan, Emory Cohen, Ray Liotta. Written by Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio and Darius Marder. Directed by Cianfrance. R,
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Seattle On Film: The Vanishing (1993)
Years ago, my friend’s crashed car was towed, not to the nearest city, but to North Bend, an exurb about 30 miles from Seattle. Later, my own car broke down outside of North Bend,
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Seattle On Film: ‘Rock Star’ (2001)
Listen to an ’80s-rock anthem like Poison’s “Nothing But a Good Time,” then follow it up by listening to an early-’90s dirge by Nirvana or Alice in Chains. The specific preoccupations remain, but the
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“The Master”: Four Responses
ANDREW HACKETT The Master was one of the most critically acclaimed and polemic films of 2012. PT Anderson has impacted people with original works like Boogie Nights, Magnolia and There Will be Blood. When it was announced
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“Punch Drunk Love” (2002) and Three Great Scenes
PT Anderson’s stylistic transition from the epic Scorsese/Altman influenced Boogie Nights/Magnolia to the much more fragmented/angsty There Will Be Blood/The Master can be seen in 2002′s Punch-Drunk Love. At the time the film was marketed as PT
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Dating, Dream Logic and Torture: “Audition” (1999)
WARNING: ”Audition” is a disturbing film and certainly not for everyone. I have been watching Mark Cousins fantastic documentary series The Story of Film on Netflix recently (big recommendation to film lovers!). Cousins takes on the
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The Best Films of 2012
I made this subjective list as objectively as I could, which means it’s not very objective at all. I also broke a couple of my own rules, which is why it’s coming out now.
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Someone Had to Review ‘The Hobbit’
I once took a journey which, while not entirely unexpected, did take me there and back again. On or about my 13th birthday, I made the trip to and from my local grocery store
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‘Liz & Dick’: Let the Viewer Beware
Eddie Murphy used to perform a stand-up bit in which he mocked retailers who advertised their products with the tagline “what a bargain.” He reasoned that a true bargain would be self-evident and that
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