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Tag: 3 stars

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GOON

Oh take me where the hockey players face off down the rink,

And the Stanley Cup is all filled up, For the champs who win the drink…

Posted on March 11, 2012March 16, 2012
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THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Turn the lamp down low and prepare for a truly macabre tale.

Posted on February 3, 2012February 8, 2012
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MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

Marilyn charms us all – every moment that she is on, and curiously more so when she’s not.

Posted on January 9, 2012January 14, 2012
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SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS

The world’s greatest detective has picked his violin back up, and is ready to play us another song.

Posted on December 27, 2011December 17, 2012
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TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

Neither Shaken, Nor Stirred, But Still Very, Very Good.

Posted on December 23, 2011July 28, 2013
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YOUNG ADULT

If You’re making Your Bones eavesdropping on teenagers at a KenTaco Hut, Odds Are You Made a Wrong Move Somewhere.

Posted on December 16, 2011December 19, 2011
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SHAME

It’s Not Dirty, It’s Arty. Alright, Maybe It’s a Little Dirty…

Posted on December 2, 2011September 12, 2020
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MELANCHOLIA

Lars Von Trier Takes Us On A Long, Sad Walk…A Very Beautiful, Long, Sad, Walk.

Posted on November 27, 2011December 2, 2011
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MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE

IDon’t care Which Name You Choose to call her By – That Girl’s Been Messed Up.

Posted on October 28, 2011December 4, 2011
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BEGINNERS

Yet Another Life Less Ordinary.

Posted on September 1, 2011February 16, 2012
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HORRIBLE BOSSES

Bromantic chemistry pulls a silly concept back from certain doom.

Posted on August 7, 2011January 28, 2012
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MEEK’S CUTOFF

It’s crazy to think that there’s anything left to say in the western genre. After all, the style has been around since the very earliest … Read More ›

Posted on July 18, 2011August 7, 2013

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