Category: film reviews

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V/H/S/2

This follow-up horror anthology is still flawed, but two of its shorts make it one worth checking out.

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Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy isn’t a complete Twilight-esque borefest thanks to the nice bond between the lead characters and a pretty good performance from Zoey Deutch. Sadly, the screenplay made the film heavy to watch on the eyes.

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Vanished Elephant, The

El Elefante Desaparecido follows the life of novelist depressed for the mysterious loss of his girlfriend, when he receives and envelope with a series of magnified photographs unleashing a series of even weirder events.

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Veer-Zaara

Have you ever been in love? So in love that you’re willing to give up your life not being with the person you love, only for the peace of mind that by doing so, they’ll have a decent life.

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Violeta Went to Heaven

Violeta Went to Heaven is a film about Chilean artist Violeta Parra, who is famous for composing Gracias a la Vida (Thanks to Life) made immensely popular by Mercedes Sosa.

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Vulgaria

An out-of-luck movie producer tells a room full of students about the job of a producer and what he had to do to get his remake of a 70s Hong Kong erotic film off the ground.

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W.E. (2012)

W.E. is divided into two parts. We follow how the Duke and Duchess of Windsor fall in love. We also follow Wally, a young married New York woman that kind of becomes obsessed with their love story.

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Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir melds together documentary and narrative in order to present this disassociation between memory and reality for veterans long after the war.

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War of the Arrows

Set after the second Manchu invasion of the country, War of Arrows follows a skilled archer who must rescue his sister when she’s taken by the Qing army.

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War Witch (2012)

Abducted at the age of twelve, and forced to kill her parents, Komona joins the trope of other kids to become a member of the rebel army.