Author: Juan Barquin

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Meek’s Cutoff

With a slow pace and a focus on landscape and expressions, Meek’s Cutoff is a fine look at just how far minimalist filmmaking has progressed.

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Super 8

J.J. Abrams weaves together this stirring sci-fi film with a classic coming of age story that is as thrilling and mysterious as it is touching and sincere.

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Cracks (2009)

Jordan Scott’s first feature-length film shows us just how important desire can be to desperate and isolated young women.

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Single Man, A

Tom Ford does a marvelous job with his debut, presenting a simple but powerful film about life, love, and loss.

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Attack the Block

Joe Cornish’s feature film debut, Attack the Block, is a stellar ’80s creature feature that was never made.

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Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris proves to be Woody Allen’s finest European picture – full of magic, nostalgia, and plenty of laughs in the city of love.

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Priest (2011)

If you’re an action junkie, you might just love Priest, but I have a feeling that will be a stretch even for some of the most dedicated fans. Not even divine intervention could save this Priest from the terrible fate of a badly written screenplay and mediocre acting.

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Bridesmaids (2011)

Bridesmaids may seem like your typical wedding-driven comedy, but turns out to be anything but – delivering prime performances from a cast of hilarious women.

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Scream 4

In the fourth installment of Wes Craven’s Scream series, Sidney returns for to town for the fifteenth anniversary of the Woodsboro massacres, only to find a new Ghostface wreaking havoc.