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film reviews/127 Hours
posted Monday, January 31st, 2011
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After his crowning as Best Director for Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle is back with 127 Hours, the story of Aron Ralston, the man whose arm gets trapped under a rock in the middle of nowhere for five days.

film reviews/13 Assassins
posted Thursday, April 7th, 2011
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13 Assassins is Takashi Miike’s remake of the 1963 version, that follows a group of samurai that are sent to kill the Shogun’s half-brother.

film reviews/14 Blades
posted Saturday, June 12th, 2010
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14 Blades is an action adventure drama starring Donnie Yen as a Jinyi Wei rogue guardian being persecuted by the exiled Prince Qing, plotting to usurp state power.

film reviews/1911 Revolution
posted Thursday, November 10th, 2011
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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, as well as the 100th film in Jackie Chan’s filmography, Chan took not only the starring role in this historical drama, but he also co-directed the film, produced it and even did the stunt coordination.

film reviews/30 Minutes or Less
posted Thursday, August 11th, 2011
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Following a pizza delivery guy who must rob a bank with his friend, Ruben Fleischer’s film does not deliver as many laughs as one would hope.

film reviews/3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy
posted Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
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Curiosity is peaked, and how could it not? Marketed as a porn period-piece with a lot of naked bodies shot on 3D, how was that gonna work?

film reviews/50/50
posted Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
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50/50 isn’t really a comedy, you won’t be leaving the theater saying “ha! ha! that cancer is a hoot! My god, I wish I had cancer” but the film manages to balance drama with a lot of light tension moments.

film reviews/About Her Brother
posted Thursday, December 16th, 2010
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About Her Brother tells the story of the relationship between Ginko and her little brother Tetsuro, who shows up at his niece Koharu’s wedding, where Tetsuro manages to get pissed drunk, and manages to embarrass the whole family.