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Small Apartments | Review
Neighboring Groans: Akerland’s Tone Deaf Latest Cranks Manic Quirk Swedish filmmaker Jonas Akerlund returns with his third feature, Small Apartments, based on a novel by Chris Mills which was the top prize recipient in
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In Our Nature | Review
Forces of Nurture: Savelson’s Debut an Understated Ensemble of Well Tread Angst For his feature film debut, Brian Savelson has acquired an impressive four person ensemble that examines everything from parent and child relationships,
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Janeane from Des Moines | Review
Looking the Part: Faux Docu Addresses Tea Party Politics with Everyday Issues When it comes to the world of U.S politics, more specifically Republican Party candidacy, the state of Iowa could be considered the
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To the Wonder | TIFF 2012 Review
Wonder Dunder: Malick’s Visual Poem Prayer a Taxing Free Verse If you’ve happened to read anything about Terrence Malick’s latest film, To the Wonder, chances are, it won’t meet your expectations. That’s not to
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Passion | TIFF 2012 Review
Passion Fruit: De Palma’s Return to Genre a Flimsy Revamp Arguably one of the greatest American directors from the mid 70s to late 80s, Brian De Palma returns with Passion, a remake of the
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Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | Review
Battle of the Blah: O’Nan’s Debut Stale Quirk Actor Ryan O’Nan makes his screenwriting and feature directorial debut with Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best, which, try as it might, never manages to get beyond
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House at the End of the Street | Review
First House on the Right: Tonderai’s B Flick a Better Than Average Throwback The biggest surprise you’ll have in store for you watching Mark Tonderai’s sophomore effort House at the End of the Street
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10 Years | Review
Can’t Hardly Wait: An Ensemble of Pretty People All Attend Their High School Reunion in Linden’s Debut Besides births, weddings, funerals and birthday parties, one of the other most common subgenres within the ensemble
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Hello I Must Be Going | Review
Do You Know Where You’re Going To?: Louiso’s Latest Outing an Engrossing Gem After his 2009 sophomore feature, The Marc Pease Experience was bamboozled out of a proper release due to star Ben Stiller,
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Hellbenders | TIFF 2012 Review
Hath No Fury: Petty’s Latest a 3D Misfire Serving as a glaringly obvious example of the degradation of the horror genre via raunchy slapstick is J.T. Petty’s latest effort, the dismal, dull and doltish
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Arbitrage | Review
Margin Kill: This JareckI Went to Wall Street for an Uneven Debut Arbitrage is defined as “the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit
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Smashed | TIFF 2012 Review
Leaving Los Angeles: Ponsoldt’s Feature of Addiction & Recovery Anchored by Strong Lead Director James Ponsoldt follows up his under seen 2006 debut Off the Black with Smashed, an excellent, albeit hard sell drama
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Interview: Ira Sachs (Keep the Lights On)
We sat down with Ira Sachs shortly after the world premiere of his latest film, Keep the Lights On, after its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, 2012. Set in New York City,
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Keep the Lights On | Review
Dying of the light: Sachs’ Latest a Quiet Heartbreak of Growing Apart Multifaceted director Ira Sachs returns with Keep the Lights On, his first feature since 2007, and is arguably his most poignant and
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The Words | Review
In Need of a Thesaurus: A Tepid Debut Feature With Little to Say For a film centered on the literary world using literary devices to unfold itself, The Words, the directorial debut of directing
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The Possession | Review
The Jewish Exorcist: Bornedal Dips Back into English Language for Derivative Genre Effort Danish master Ole Bornedal already has a finicky history with the US film industry, having the distinction of directing the remake
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For a Good Time, Call… | Review
Hold, Please: Travis’ Debut an Anachronistic, Hilarious Laugh Penned by Katie Ann Naylon and star Lauren Miller, For a Good Time, Call… is a surprisingly adept and wantonly gleeful female buddy comedy, and the
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The Tall Man | Review
Head In the Clouds: Laugier’s English Speaking Horror Feature Poorly Manufactured After his infamously violent 2008 horror flick Martyrs landed him on the top of the New Wave French Horror directors, Pascal Laugier finally
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Little Birds | Review
Teenage Wasteland: Elgin James Gives Us Teen Angst for Debut A Sundance Lab creation, Elgin James’ debut, Little Birds is a strong first effort, one borne primarily from an interesting mutation of the professed
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Interview: Mike Birbiglia (Sleepwalk With Me)
Behind that semi-stoned appearance you’ve probably come to know from his stand-up performances or his frequent appearances on This American Life, comedian/writer/director Mike Birbiglia is a hard working guy who’s creative output is a
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Sleepwalk With Me | Review
Standup comedian Mike Birbiglia has taken his personal tale of failed relationships, comedic development, and serious sleep disorders to the stage, the page, and finally to the big screen with Sleepwalk With Me. The
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Red Hook Summer | Review
Summer Bummer: Lee Offers Strong Ending for the Devoted With his first fictional film since 2008’s Miracle at St. Anna, the ever divisive Spike Lee returns with a film he himself personally financed, Red
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Interview: Ron Nyswaner, Phil Dorling and Melissa Leo (Why Stop Now)
Originally titled Predisposed after the short it was based on, Why Stop Now made a splash at this years Sundance where it caught the attention of IFC Films at the film’s world premier. Riding
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Chained | Review
A Jennifer Lynch film never fails to polarize audiences. 1993′s Boxing Helena was widely panned by critics and avoided by filmgoers, but a small cult audience – including a few cinema scholars – found
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Robot & Frank | Review
We all need a PAL. Robot & Frank, the feature debut of director Jake Schrier, sounds like it has the potential to land in independent cinema quirk hell, but surprisingly manages to hit all
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