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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?

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The Three Acts of The Deer Hunter

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Yes, it is long. Three hours long. But it is neatly segmented into three distinct acts, with clear divides between them, so it is not mu...

Saturday, July 26, 2014

The Madness of Sorcerer (1977)

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It is one of my wife's pastimes to play Sims on the computer while I watch a film on the other side of the room with headphones in. ...

Thursday, July 17, 2014

The Everyday Rebel Without a Cause

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Mic Eddy is a homeless, with red hair and pale skin and an outgoing disposition. He's in his twenties, and has obtained and lost som...

Friday, July 11, 2014

How to Train Your Dragon for Peace

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How to Train Your Dragon This is perhaps the third or fourth viewing of this film, in preparation of watching the sequel. And it is a...

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Perfection In Depicting the Evil in All of Us: Schindler's List

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I have a short list of films, including Rear Window, Citizen Kane and The Godfather which I consider "perfect." There is not a...

Monday, June 30, 2014

Noriko's Dinner Table

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This is not the best made film. It feels like a pulp film, inexpensively put together with questionable acting skills. The cinematograph...

Friday, May 16, 2014

Judy Garland's A Star is Born

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This musical has more in common with the musicals of the 60s like Camelot, Funny Girl and Fiddler on the Roof, which all begin with joy ...

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