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LATEST ARTICLES ( 41 )

• To Be Known By Another—The Invisible Woman

  

  Marriage as traditionally conceived is challenged by this film about a woman who loved a literary giant.Depth 4Acting 5Plot 5Originality 4Production... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Crescendo to Silence — Gravity

  

  Waves of sound and silence surround a story of connection—to Earth and to Hope.DEPTH 4ACTING 5PLOT 5ORIGINALITY 5PRODUCTION 5AESTHETIC/VISUAL 5ENTERTAINMENT... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• And a Child Shall Lead Them — Ender's Game — JDIFF Screening Event

  

  When children lead our wars, we have truly lost our ethical moorings.DEPTH 3(Orson Scott Card's book gets a 4)ACTING 3PLOT 4ORIGINALITY 3 (Book gets a... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Elegant Huntress, Nietzschean Warnings — The Counselor

  

  If you think you've seen this tale before, think again.DEPTH: 4ACTING: 4PLOT: 5ORIGINALITY: 4PRODUCTION: 5ENTERTAINMENT: 5DEMAND ON VIEWER: Moderate to High... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• A Tangle of Dazzling Complexity—Dimensions JDIFF Screening

  

  **JDIFF SCREENING EVENT** At Eronel, Thursday Oct 17, 7pmA man dances at the edge of a dark hole. "I know, deep down that if I don't do this, I'd never be able... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Deeper Series—The Fall

  

  Looking for a series this "fall"? The Fall might just be the thing...Depth 4 Acting 5 Aesthetic/Visual 5Plot 5 Originality 4 Production 5 Entertainment 5... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Astonishing Freedom—Happy People: A Year In The Taiga

  

  Live through a vivid, raw, and strangely happy year in remote Siberia.DEPTH 5PRODUCTION 5NARRATIVE 5DEMAND ON VIEWER: Moderate-High—Subtitled, very slow-paced. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Return to the Old-Fashioned—Skyfall

  

  A quieter, more restrained Bond? Perhaps not entirely, but this installment does turn a new corner.DEPTH 2ACTING 3**NEW CATEGORY—VISUAL/AESTHETIC 5PLOT... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Silent Masterpiece — Harold Lloyd's Speedy at the Julien Dubuque Int'l Film...

  

  Taking us back to the innocent and playful origins of film, Harold Lloyd's Speedy is a silent masterpiece of clever theater and hilarious fun. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tuesday, After Christmas

  

  Simple, honest, and at times painful, Tuesday, after Christmas shows the end of a marriage when a love affair enters the picture. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Vidal Sassoon — The 2013 Julien Dubuque Int'l Film Festival

  

  Sometimes we come across someone who is so inspired, so driven at the core of their being, that they can influence us in an area in which we might not normally... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Power, Strength...and Love — My Architect, A Son's Journey

  

  "It gave us an identity, it gave us hope," says the teary-eyed Bangladeshi of Louis Kahn's capital structure, built there shortly before he died. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 BOOKS

• A Meal for the Senses — Django Unchained

  

  Nothing less than a modern opera, Django Unchained is a towering work of art, a true 21st-century Western, creating a legendary character for our era.DEPTH:... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Movies in The Age of Obama

  

  DEEPER EXTRA: MOVIES IN THE AGE OF OBAMAMichael Witte's artwork in the New York Times depicts, clockwise from top left, Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained, The... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY

• Runaway Magic — Silver Linings Playbook

  

  Excelsior! A film about the positive, clear-eyed view of life, and celebrating those closest to the heart.DEPTH: 4ACTING: 5PLOT: 5ORIGINALITY: 5ENTERTAINMENT:... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Black at His Best — Bernie

  

  A mild-mannered mortician gets trapped with a cruel, demanding woman and the worst results. DEPTH: 3ACTING: 3 (Jack Black: 5)PLOT: 4ORIGINALITY:... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Cold Power — House of Cards S1:E1

  

  Cold power on display in the year 2013, with an interesting array of characters, fools, and villains.View TrailerI just began House of Cards, the new political... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Veracity of Self—Life of Pi

  

  Ang Lee has given us a film for the ages, fitting for our century, and it will be remembered for its vision, veracity, and honesty, particularly about god and... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Grit and Gristle of Love — Rust and Bone

  

  Rust - the creaky underside of things, the sense of aging, of loss, and the label for something no one wants. Bone - the thing that gets broken, in fighting,... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rise of a New Way—Zero Dark Thirty

  

  "I am the motherfucker who found this place."DEPTH: 4ACTING: 3PLOT: 5ORIGINALITY: 4PRODUCTION: 5ENTERTAINMENT: 5DEMAND ON VIEWER: ModerateOVERALL:... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES