In: Film

Adrenaline and Its Powers of Impairment
May 19, 2010

The Hurt Locker is about Iraq, and about men, and about war.  It is certainly the most heralded film to emerge…

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Sauerkraut Western Done Right
April 28, 2010

Inglourious Basterds (2009) is Quentin Tarantino’s sauerkraut Western.  Rather than the spaghetti scenery of conventional Westerns, we have WWII scenery.  A…

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Unforgettable Summer
March 23, 2010

500 Days of Summer (2009) is as warm and tantalizing as the season that it takes its name from.  And just…

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MoMA’s Tim Burton Exhibition
February 1, 2010

Getting off the escalators on the third floor of the Museum of Modern Art, the difference in mood of this exhibition…

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Minnesota Nice
December 16, 2009

There’s nothing wrong with murder, ya know.  Especially if you’re going to get some money out of it. Fargo is a…

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