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Archive for January, 2010
Before Sunrise (1995)
Director: Richard Linklater | Rated: R (language) | Review date: 16-Jan-2010
Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy star in this basic drama that does away with all the exaggerations and pretenses of Hollywood romances. Richard Linklater instead takes us on a simple and conceivable journey through Europe where two lone travelers More >
Person of Interest (2010)
Director/writer: Christopher Ward | Rated: n/a (suggestive themes) | Review date: 18-Jan-2010
Person of Interest is writer/director Christopher Ward’s debut effort that follows a series of missing person cases within a small New England town. Sheriff Nickie Welles, played by Elise Rovinsky, puts every effort she has into solving the More >
Once (2007)
Director: John Carney | Rated: R (language) | Review date: 15-Jan-2010
Once is one of those simplistic masterpieces that manages to captivate audiences with very little effort. It’s a modern day approach to the musical, replacing the theatrical song and dance routines with honest and heartfelt singer-songwriter ballads. The performances More >
Praxis (2010)
Director: Alex Pacheco | Rated: n/a (suggestive themes & nudity) | Review date: 14-Jan-2010
In the world of movies, there are those that aim to entertain and then there are those that are made to provoke thought. Alex Pacheco’s Praxis is certainly the latter. Praxis is a portrait of a More >
Squid and the Whale, The (2005)
Director: Noah Baumbach | Rated: R | Review date: 12-Jan-2010
Baumbach’s own childhood experiences are conveyed in this quirky comedy drama dealing with the ramifications of a divorce involving two writer parents living in Brooklyn. Most of the film follows brothers Walt and Frank as they transition between shared custody More >