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Tag: 4 stars

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CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

Is it possible to know a total stranger? Is it possible to know ourselves?

Posted on April 19, 2015June 20, 2015
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GIRLHOOD

Turns out theres a lot going on in between those selfies and snickers.

Posted on March 8, 2015September 11, 2020
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SELMA

A sign of the times in a portrayal of times gone by.

Posted on December 28, 2014September 12, 2020
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TOP FIVE

What’s on your top five list? For me, this film certainly makes the cut.

Posted on December 12, 2014December 18, 2014
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BIRDMAN (or THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)

Ignorance is bliss.

Posted on October 24, 2014March 7, 2015
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BOYHOOD

Twelve years in the making, one of the gutsiest movies ever made zeroes in on a story seldom put up on the big screen: our own.

Posted on July 18, 2014July 23, 2014
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OBVIOUS CHILD

With great audacity, and great empathy, a new romantic comedy takes its place amongst the year’s best films.

Posted on June 29, 2014September 11, 2020
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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

The time for test flights is over. Now is the time for this animated series to truly stretch its wings.

Posted on June 17, 2014June 29, 2014
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NYMPHOMANIAC volume II

They say it’s better the second time; They say you get to do the weird stuff.

Posted on April 8, 2014April 13, 2014
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NYMPHOMANIAC volume I

Let’s talk about you and me. Let’s talk about all the good things – and the bad things – that may be.

Posted on April 7, 2014June 29, 2014
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HER

In an age of increasing isolation, Spike Jonze tells a tale of a beautiful moment of connection.

Posted on December 18, 2013September 11, 2023
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FROZEN

Once again, Disney has awaken Sleeping Beauty…and this time, she’s ready to take on the world.

Posted on December 6, 2013September 11, 2020

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