Category: film reviews

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No (Chilean Film)

No is an interesting look at some of Chile’s history with some of the coolest production design around.

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Loneliest Planet, The (2011)

The Loneliest Planet follows a couple — free-spirited Nica and her accommodating boyfriend, Alex — in their dream vacation in the wilderness of Euroasia, Georgia.

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Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty is a well-made effort from Bigelow that lets down some strong actors thanks to Mark Boal’s script that lacks any real semblance of solid character development.

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Silver Linings Playbook

While it’s inevitable to label Silver Linings Playbook as a rom-com film, it’s definately more than just a mere rom-com film.

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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.

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Sessions, The (2012)

Mark O’Brien was a journalist/poet who was disabled from the neck down due to polio. Already in his 40s, O’Brien decides to no longer be a virgin with the help of a professional sex surrogate.

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Tony Manero

Tony Manero is a dark and quiet period drama about a man obsessed with the lead character of Saturday Night Fever.

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Everyday (UK Film)

Winterbottom’s documentary-style drama tells the monotonous and repetitive story of a man imprisoned for drug smuggling and the strained relationship with his family over a period of five years.

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Death and the Maiden

Polanski’s play adaptation is a tense and well-acted film where the lines between guilt and innocence are blurred beyond belief.