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REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
I don’t even know why I’m bothering to write a review for the latest installment in the “Harry Potter” franchise this late in the game. The movie opened 4 weeks ago, and by this point, you have either...
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Oscar Moment: “Another Year”
I’ll close out this week chalked full of Oscar Moments with the movie that has been a favorite since it premiered at Cannes back in May, Mike Leigh’s “Another Year.” It received adoring review after...
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REVIEW: The Iron Lady
I can’t imagine painting a cinematic portrait of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a controversial and important figure in history, would be easy. However, I’m almost certain that a fairer and...
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REVIEW: Arthur Christmas
Sometimes, animated movies are so busy trying to be clever that they forget to be charming or – dare I say it – cute. If they lack the effortless ease of Pixar and the occasional DreamWorks release,...
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F.I.L.M. of the Week (December 27, 2013)
The year 2014 is fast approaching, which portends a myriad of things for people. For many, it is a fresh start, a chance to renew lapsed goals and resolve to become a better person. Yet for all of...
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F.I.L.M. of the Week (January 1, 2015)
Mike Leigh’s films are certainly not everyone’s cup of tea; I, myself, often find his movies rather impenetrable. His scripts, with their precise and emphatic characterization, often feel like the...
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REVIEW: Brooklyn
Sincerity has gone out of style in the world of adult filmmaking, perhaps as a sort of defense mechanism against the ever encroaching threat of extinction. (That’s just speculation on my part, though.)...
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REVIEW: Le Week-End
Who says going to the City of Light is always a romantic, picturesque getaway? In Roger Michell’s “Le Week-End,” a British couple celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary finds the city a staging...
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