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Tag: 4 stars

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THE WRESTLER

What happens to a star when the lights come up and the crowd has gone home?

Posted on January 25, 2009August 27, 2012
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RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED is about a wedding. No, really.

Posted on January 1, 2009April 10, 2015
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MILK

Gus van Sant’s beautiful portrait of different sort of hopeful audacity.

Posted on December 8, 2008February 4, 2012
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VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

As we travel, we tend to take a vacation from more than just our day-to-day…sometimes we take a vacation from everything we’re known to be back home.

Posted on December 7, 2008August 7, 2013
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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Danny Boyle’s SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is:

A. A Lavish Story About The Determination of The Human Heart
B. An Intriguing Hybrid of Boyle’s Prior Films
C. One of the Best Movies of The Year
D. All of The Above

Posted on November 12, 2008March 3, 2012
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THE DARK KNIGHT

“You can either die a hero…or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”

Posted on July 19, 2008January 13, 2014
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WALL-E

The gang at Pixar give audiences one of their very best.

Posted on June 28, 2008June 14, 2012
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U2-3D

As a huge fan of a largely-commercial band, you can sometimes feel like you’ve seen it all. Then you get surprised and end up seeing something special.

Posted on April 9, 2008September 1, 2012
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THERE WILL BE BLOOD

How high does your mountain of wealth have to grow, before you realize that you couldn’t possibly spend it all in your lifetime?

Posted on March 1, 2008October 24, 2013
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JUNO

Seldom do I walk into a movie blind. Hell, seldom do I walk in blurry, let alone blind. I know plot details, actors’ work, directors’ … Read More ›

Posted on January 15, 2008October 24, 2013
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NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

There are no clean getaways…

Posted on December 9, 2007October 24, 2013
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CONTROL

Even at the best of times, control is only an illusion.

Posted on October 26, 2007October 4, 2013

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