film reviews/Burlesque (2010)
posted Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
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In Burlesque, Christina Aguilera plays small town girl Ali, heading to Los Angeles to become a singer. She ends up waiting tables at a place called Burlesque, where lightly clad dancers lip-sync to sexy numbers, and big boss Tess (Cher) struggles behind the scenes to keep her club afloat.
film reviews/Cabin in the Woods, The
posted Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
by Juan Barquin | Comments (3)
Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard bring us The Cabin in the Woods, an addition to the horror genre that is part masterpiece and part commentary.
film reviews/Call Me Kuchu
posted Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
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In 2009, Ugandan politician David Bahati introduced a draconian bill that would make homosexuality in the country punishable by death. Moreover, anyone who knowingly harbored a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person — or “kuchu” — would also be held criminally accountable.
film reviews/Campaign, The (2012)
posted Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
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It’s election time! A race for votes at any cost…
film reviews/Candy Rain
posted Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
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Candy Rain is a collection of short pieces that revolve around a group of Taiwanese women who happened to be attracted to women. Neither of the stories deal specifically with the coming out process, important times in our lifespan, or deals with social order.
film reviews/Captain America: The First Avenger
posted Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
by Juan Barquin | Comments (6)
Captain America: The First Avenger is a fun and captivating film – reminding us that comic-book movies can be great, rather than just plain good.
film reviews/Carancho
posted Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
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Carancho tells the story of Sosa, a lawyer specialized in traffic accidents in Buenos Aires. Thanks to the corrupt system and insurance companies, he makes a living out of family victims, but one night he meets a young ER doctor.
film reviews/Carnage
posted Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
by Juan Barquin | Comments (7)
Polanski’s Carnage is a dark comedy armed with some extremely sharp writing.
film reviews/Casa de mi Padre
posted Monday, July 2nd, 2012
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Casa de mi Padre is the story of Armando Alvarez, a small-eyed with a somewhat impediment ranchero, whose relationship with his father reaches a low point when Armando’s little brother Raul arrives with his future wife, Sonia, with the plan of taking over Onza’s drug control zone.
film reviews/Cat in Paris, A
posted Thursday, December 15th, 2011
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In the daytime, Dino catches lizards. At night, Dino becomes The Cat and helps Nico make a living by stealing.