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• Travel Hipsters in Peril/ ‘the Loneliest Planet’

  

  Hard to write about a film I like so much as The Loneliest Planet, which finds Julia Loktev hiking the Georgian Caucuses with two of the best actors alive. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Between Things/ ‘beyond the Hills’ Review

  

  Beyond the Hills has to be commended for talking up to its audience in such a way as to cause completely unwarranted optimism in the young cinephile. Christian... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sleeping With/through Kiarostami/ ‘like Someone in Love’

  

  Hitchcock said something like: drama is life with the boring bits cut out.If we’re to take him at his word, maybe we have less use for drama now than ever.... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• ‘sleep Walk with Me’: a ‘side Effects’ Review

  

  Side Effects can’t be accused of cleverness because, depending on who you’re talking to, its craftsmanship is hopelessly clumsy or uncannily on-point or... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Barbararthouse? the Petzold Approach

  

  Christian Petzold must aspire to make all sorts of strange movies. He has assembled an arsenal of techniques, and a not-quite-formalist grammar, both original... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Narrative ‘house of Cards’

  

  I’ve been waiting for a House of Cards remake since I saw the first of the three British miniseries back around 2000. It’s simply some of the most fun you can... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Alt Feedback Top 10’s

  

  Because it’s never too late to waste time making lists, here are some of our writers’ favorites from 2012—and other things.If you post your own top 10′s i... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Obsession- by Kathryn Bigelow

  

  I have a friend with an obsession. It’s ok, we all have one or two. But my friend’s obsession is going to be examined here slightly because he called me just... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• ‘silver Lining’s’ Spark Notes

  

  It’s the mark of the New New Hollywood that a film can feel at once plodding and rushed. The Silver Linings Playbook is one such curious failure, where the... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• How to Watch: ‘samurai Cop’

  

  1. Get invited to a dinner party your friends are hosting. Text the hosts asking if they would like you to pick up a film at Le Video for later. When one of the... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Man-children 2012

  

  “I’m 34 years old. I have nothing. I can’t start from scratch, don’t you understand?” – Anders, Oslo, August 31st. Oslo, August 31st; Jeff, Who Lives at Home;... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bad Girls Do It Well: ‘spring Breakers’ Trailer

  Why is it always so good when a Disney girl goes bad? Spring Breakers has not only notable High School Musical dropout Vanessa Hudgens in its cast, but... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Religulust

  I have never been religious. Similar to Bill Maher, I grew up with one Jewish and one Christian parent, though neither of them practiced either faith outside... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Trivial Cinema from the Quasi-Art House

  

  “Miracles happen why play with if or if not. Why not have a movie that does not beat around the bush. Anyone can get healing at any time God wants and He does... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Aging Gay Cowboy Movie

  

  Brokeback Mountain ages in opposite directions.Maybe that’s overstating the case. It’s definitely benefited from having a few (seven) years to breathe. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• ‘santa Sangre’: the Least Fun You Can Have with an Argento

  

  Is it just me, or is there something deeply inauthentic about Santa Sangre? Like the blood-and-fun macabre of Claudio’s older brother, Dario, Santa Sangre... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• White Guilt ‘unchained’

  

  I could go on and on.We’re in mysterious terrain. The paradox that is Tarantino’s career most closely resembles the “so-bad-it’s-good” paradox—but that’s not it. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Fake Smiles, Worlds, Tits/ ‘the Queen of Versailles’

  

  “I have a $70,000 pair of Gucci crocodile boots.”The only context you need: David Siegel created a timeshare empire (he sells the illusion of wealth, for a few... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sing-talk with Me: a ‘les Miserables’ Review

  

  Nearly everything that follows is a spoiler. Les Miserables was nearly three hours long, and there is no way I can fully review everything that happened.... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tragedy with a Punch-line/ ‘flight’ is Great

  

  Removing the two final scenes from Flight would be an act of calculated benevolence. Such an operation would leave the film heady and dark, an intoxicating fog. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES