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All posts by Jake Cole
Warner Archive Instant Picks (10/18/13—10/24/13)
As streaming services increasingly proliferate online, it can be difficult to determine which sites are worth your money. One such upstart definitely worth a cinephile’s time (and money) is the Warner Archive’s Instant service, supplementing Warner’s made-to-o...
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Warner Archive Instants Picks of the Week (10/11/13—10/17/13)
As streaming services increasingly proliferate online, it can be difficult to determine which sites are worth your money. One such upstart definitely worth a cinephile’s time (and money) is the Warner Archive’s Instant service, supplementing Warner’s made-to-o...
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A Concert Film Defines a Band in ‘Metallica: Through the Never’
The framing device employed throughout Metallica: Through the Never may seem strange, but it elicits a key component of the band's music. As Dane DeHaan's roadie, decked out as Little Red Riding Hoodie, ventures out into Alberta streets rent in destruction by ...
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Bruised Hearts Attempt to Rediscover Love in Nicole Holofcener’s ‘Enough Said’
The sheen of middle-class comfort that coats much of Nicole Holofcener’s Enough Said in plastic only calls more attention to the wear in the faces of Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Albert (James Gandolfini), two middle-aged divorcés who hit it off at a party ov...
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Warner Archive Instant Picks (10/4/13—10/10/13)
As streaming services increasingly proliferate online, it can be difficult to determine which sites are worth your money. One such upstart definitely worth a cinephile's time (and money) is the Warner Archive's Instant service, supplementing Warner's made-to-o...
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‘Gravity’: Alfonso Cuarón’s Return to Filmmaking Is Unimpressive and Regressive
This review was apart of our coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Earth looms so large in the opening scene of Gravity that it takes a few moments to realize a small white dot on the edge of the frame is actually a space shuttle. The shot d...
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Netflix Instant Picks (9/20/13—9/26/13)
Jake Cole selects three films to stream on Netflix the week of Sept. 20.
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TIFF Review: Jonathan Glazer’s Lurid ‘Under the Skin’ Evokes A Sense of Loss
A valid alternative title for Jonathan Glazer’s belated return to feature filmmaking after 2004’s Birth could have been The Woman Who Fell to Earth. Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 Bowie vehicle The Man Who Fell to Earth presented an alien who came to Earth to save its pe...
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TIFF Capsule Reviews: ‘A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness’ & ‘Night Moves’
Jake Cole reviews NIGHT MOVES and A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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TIFF Capsule Reviews: ‘Horns’ and ‘Til Madness Do Us Part’
Reviews of Alexandre Aja's 'Horns and Wang Bing's ''Til Madness Do Us Part.'
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