WATCH NOW In the summer, Chris Evans shared the screen with Iron man as he reprised his role as Captain America in the blockbuster sequel “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. As before, the film was a marvelous addition to the replicated Marvel Cinematic Universe which had become a franchise in and of itself. It had him […]
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WATCH NOW Heathcliff: two syllables that summon haunting landscapes and breathtaking heights. These two concepts coexist perfectly in this stunningly visceral yet imperfect rendition of an Emily Brontë novel, which Arnold has passed off as a bold incursion into the domain of English Literature. Arnold and Ryan have brutalized the narrative until it is devoid
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WATCH NOW People have made countless movies depicting the beauty and sorrow in war, but they have yet to come up with a solution to what life is like once the action has come to an end. How does a soldier readjust to life after war gets silent? The answer is, it is a tough
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WATCH NOW In six words, Shakespeare asked what is perhaps the most profound question of human life: ‘To be, or not to be?’ Ingmar Bergman’s “Persona” character Elizabeth answers both with two words: ‘No, don’t!’ She plays an actress who has never spoken since she abruptly ceased mid-performance one night. Now, in a fit of
WATCH NOW When Lillian Gish was cast in “Broken Blossoms,” she told D.W. Griffith that she was too old for the role, but quite possibly, she wasn’t. She was born in 1896, so when Griffith got ready for the production in 1919, she was 23. She certainly was not as slim as the audience remembered
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WATCH NOW “Paris Je T’Aime” can be described simply as a film consisting of eighteen miniatures, each depicting a different part of the city of Paris. The movie is a two hour long collage of miniature films in Paris, making the viewers feel satiated but also leaving them slightly unsatisfied due to lack of a
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WATCH NOW Transforming notable athletes and musicians into movie stars isn’t a novel idea. For years, Hollywood has sought to do this to names such as The Rock, O.J. Simpson, John Cena, Mark Wahlberg (good ole Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch), and back in the 80’s they tried making Madonna a movie star. With
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WATCH NOW David Cronenberg is known for body horror, which is the theme within his art. Kelsey Egan does it all on her sensational South African film The Fix, whose new yet old concepts makes writing and directing effortless. The pulsating narrative paired with excellent music truly engulf the audience, especially during the stunt sequences
WATCH NOW The question to define what type of movie ‘The Strange Love of Martha Ivers’ (1946) is, be it romance, melodrama, thriller, woman picture, anti-woman picture, noir, murder mystery, class struggle, or even a satire on American small towns, is valid. In this case, it seems like the love of Martha Ivers is quite
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WATCH NOW “Monster’s Ball” follows a black woman and a white man who, for a time at least, take comfort in each other’s pain. Their pain is still different and so are they. This isn’t a message movie about interracial relationships, but of two people who desperately try to cope with violent deaths that shake
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