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Review: Act of God

Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil  •  June 5, 2009 @ 4:31pm

There are few phenomena in this universe as evocative and imbued with as much symbolic power as a lightening bolt. When one gazes at these pillars of light descending from the heavens, charged with devastating potential, one understands why pre-technological societies believed them the instruments of gods.

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Review: O'Horten

Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil  •  June 5, 2009 @ 4:26pm

In the realm of world cinema, Norwegian film remains largely unknown -- perhaps eclipsed by their Scandinavian neighbors, Sweden and Denmark. While Norway has a long cinematic tradition, dating back to the first decade of the twentieth century, only seven to eight features are produced annually and most productions remain unavailable to English-speaking audiences.

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Review: Up

Posted by: Rory  •  May 30, 2009 @ 5:35pm

Up is the latest installment of Disney's long list of classic movies. The film is about an elderly man named Carl Fredricksen who, when he is forced to move out of his longtime home, decides to go on the adventure he and his late wife never got to go on.

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Review: Earth

Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil  •  April 22, 2009 @ 3:26pm

Beautiful. Magnificent. Transcendent. These are all adjectives I would use to describe Earth, the first film released under the newly formed Disneynature production label. That being said, the film does not exist because of anyone at Disney's mind-blowing vision. Rather, Earth is a condensed new edit of the groundbreaking BBC series, Planet Earth.

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Review: Sunshine Cleaning

Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil  •  March 27, 2009 @ 2:24am

Sunshine Cleaning aspires to explore several meaningful ideas and themes: coming to grips with aging, failed ambitions, childhood trauma, the grieving process, the effects of being brought up in a single parent home, and the aftermath of violent deaths.

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Review: I Love You, Man

Posted by: Luke Schick  •  March 20, 2009 @ 5:23pm

Since I attending the screening for I Love You, Man, I've had mixed emotions about it. This has probably been one of the most difficult reviews for me to write and I don't know why. This was one of my top 5 "films I'm most excited to see in 2009". I've been anticipating it since I first heard of the premise.

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Review: RiP: A remix manifesto

Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil  •  March 19, 2009 @ 8:39pm

I'll be honest: when I first glanced at the press material for RiP: A remix manifesto I was filled with dread.

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Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic

Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil  •  February 13, 2009 @ 2:20pm

Confessions of a Shopaholic, adapted from the series by Sophie Kinsella, is the latest chick lit bestseller to find its way to the silver screen.

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Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic

Posted by: Luke Schick  •  February 13, 2009 @ 12:59pm

The Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic (as seen by a dude)

The Situation: It's Valentine's Day weekend and you've got to do something nice for your significant other. You're not quite sure what to do but figure a chick flick is a safe bet.

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Review: The Pink Panther 2

Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil  •  February 6, 2009 @ 3:17am

Dear MGM Studios & Columbia Pictures,

Why, oh God, why did you feel it necessary to subject audiences to another Pink Panther remake? Isn't there some limit to how much you allow formerly respectable actors to humiliate themselves? I thought that Steve Martin had hit rock bottom with Cheaper by the Dozen 2, but against all odds, he proved me wrong with his mi

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