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"A movie review is a reflection of your life." -Michael Phillips What's my spin? I'm often looking at film from an ethical (not moralistic) stance. What does a film communicate about right and wrong especially in relationships?

Sunday, April 27, 2014

The Reality of Shame (2011)

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The necessity of hiding your real self from people around you. No one can get close to you, you must fear them. Anger becaus...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Extreme Alice (1988)

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The director, in considering adapting Carrol's bizarre work, decided it was not odd enough, so another layer of truly horrible image...
Friday, April 11, 2014

The Uniqueness of On the Waterfront

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A boxing movie that never has a scene in the ring.  A gangster movie without a drive by, and the mob boss doesn...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

Cagney Is Red Hot in White Heat (1949)

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The cops are all procedural and techy and full of schemes, while the gangsters are Homeric, not only in ideas but in hubris and angst. B...

Departures: Gorgeous Introduction to the Art of Encoffining

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As sentimental as a Hallmark film and yet it is as elegant as the art of encoffining that it depicts. When the ceremony is presented aga...

Ratatouille and the Pixar Magic

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There are no spoilers in this analysis of an aspect of Ratatouille , but I’m assuming if you're interested in reading this, you’ve s...
Friday, March 14, 2014

Sweet Anguish: Remains of the Day

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I think I could watch Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson sweep and talk and wipe candlesticks all day.  So much uns...
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