Two Driven Women Lead Audiences Through ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
Zero Dark Thirty begins in darkness, not the pitch of night or space; rather simply, it starts with the black …
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A Proper Sendoff for a Good Friend
Christmas morning Mass this year was a bittersweet affair. Since I wasn’t in town for the final Sunday Masses of …
Promised Land
Fracking, the controversial process to used to release natural gas for collection, drives the narrative of the new Gus Van …
Reel Talk – Top Ten Films of 2012
Going deeper into movies By Jason Gargano Summing up a year’s worth of movies can be tricky. Top 10 lists …
Sadly, It Will Never End
Since the beginning of time, there’s probably been someone sitting around trying to predict the end. It matters little whether …
Judd Apatow’s Brand of Raunchy Comedy Ages Gracefully
Far less schooled in the world of television, I came late to the Judd Apatow party. Back in the mid-to-late …
Framing 2013: How to Look at the New Year in Film
Consider this a mission or statement of purpose for next year’s film coverage. The seed of the idea began at …
Anna Karenina
To fully appreciate what Joe Wright has wrought with his adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic tale of adultery among the …
Red Dawn
Based on the prevailing studio model in Hollywood, all remakes fail to pass any litmus test for the basic right …
Silver Linings Playbook
Family is a tricky proposition in the world of David O. Russell. Whether the ones we’re born into (Spanking the …
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