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Some Movies I Overlooked Last Year
As happens every December, the crush of movie viewing at year’s end brought me into contact with some films that weren’t worthy of my...
Film Shorts // October 19-25, 2022
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American Murderer (R) This true-crime film stars Tom Pelphrey as Jason Derek Brown, the wealthy con artist who became a wanted killer. Also with...
Pixar Re-Opens Its Toy Chest
The following statement is true –– and also pretty much meaningless: Toy Story 3 is the weakest Pixar movie in the last 10 years....
Film Shorts
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The Family (R) Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer star in Luc Besson’s comic thriller as the heads of a Mafia family who are...
Happy Birthday, Gene Kelly
If you attended the screening of Singin' in the Rain last Wednesday, you know that 2012 not only marks the 60th anniversary of that...
Breakout Talents of 2010’s Movies
Notice that the title of my post doesn’t say “breakout stars,” like some other similar lists do. That’s because my list includes filmmakers as...
Film Shorts // June 4-10, 2025
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Barron’s Cove (R) This thriller is about a bereaved father (Garrett Hedlund) seeking revenge for the accidental death of his son. Also with Tramell...
Film Shorts
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Christine (R) Not based on a Stephen King novel, this biopic of Florida newscaster Christine Chubbuck stars Rebecca Hall. Also with Michael C. Hall,...
Just Breathe
Some filmmakers inspire feelings of mystical reverence. Their works are so consistently high in quality, so seamless, so strange, and so committed to seeing...
‘Make Me Famous’
Social media has given us all the intense mania to be noticed. We document our lives and world through selfies, looking in the mirror...
