— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — With today’s world-wide economical crisis, everyone has a story to tell. Look around — your neighbors, the people walking around you, the ones driving down the street — they are all struggling with the stress of debt, and with the worry of what lies[...]
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Under Review: ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Since his death, Stieg Larsson has been gaining unstoppable momentum through his crime novels — namely his book “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” which has become a posthumous best-seller in a plethora of European countries. The plot[...]
Under Review: ‘Twilight in Forks: The Saga of the Real Town’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — I am a huge “Twilight” fan. I read all the books and have seen the first two movies. I anxiously awaited the release of “New Moon” on DVD last weekend and all the special features that were included with it. I studied all the offers from[...]
Under Review: ‘The Warlords’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — War never changes. We may have developed advanced techniques and weaponry, but in essence, war is still the same as it was thousands of years ago. Battles are still being fought for reasons both justified and ridiculous. Blood is still being spilled in order to[...]
Under Review: ‘J’ai Tué Ma Mère’ (aka ‘I Killed My Mother’)
— by JOEL CRARY — There’s a fantasy sequence in “J’ai Tué Ma Mère” (“I Killed My Mother”) that single-handedly makes the film worth seeing: 16-year-old gay student Hubert Minel (Xavier Dolan) chases his mother Chantale (Anne Dorval) through a serene autumn wood. He’s[...]
Under Review: ‘The Runaways’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Before I started writing this review, I checked my iTunes library. What I found was a plethora of Megadeth, Motörhead and Judas Priest albums, but hidden among “Rust in Peace” and “Ace of Spades,” there was an album[...]
Under Review: ‘Repo Men’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — It seems like heath care is an increasingly-heated debate among political giants, but this weekend, Miguel Sapochnik joins the dispute. Though it may seem unfair to target the first-time director for an almost complete misunderstanding of the health care system, [...]
Under Review: ‘Defendor’
— by H.G. WATSON — Now that we’ve had a solid 10 years of big-budget mainstream superhero flicks, it’s about time the independent stories got their due. This year already has two larger-budget films — “Kick Ass” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” — [...]
Under Review: ‘Greenberg’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — The problem with pain is that it’s not only a morbid feeling but it’s also reoccurring. Helmets and safety belts are only one of the many ways to prevent physical injury, but it’s emotional pain that stings the most. Sadly, not only is emotional[...]
Under Review: ‘5…6…7…8’
— by SEAN GERSKI — There is just something about a good documentary that can’t quite be replicated in works of fiction. Even when the stakes don’t seem especially high, the fact that we are watching real lives unfold really ratchets up the tension. In Andy Milkis’[...]
Under Review: ‘The Cove’
— by TOM ELCE — The title of “The Cove” refers to a cliff-surrounded section of water in the town of Taiji, Japan, where an approximate 23,000 dolphin are purportedly slaughtered annually for their meat by fishermen seeking both to gain profit from the resulting product and t[...]
Under Review: ‘Ward 6’
— by BEV QUESTAD — “There ought to be a man with a hammer behind the door of every happy man.” — Anton Chekhov What is the border between the insane and the normal individual?[...]