8 years ago
All posts by Zeba Blay
“Mood Indigo” Manages To Be Just Quirky Enough To Be Charming
There are levels to twee, and there are indeed levels to how much twee a person can withstand in one sitting. Michel Gondry’s Mood Indigo often comes dangerously close to exceeding the limit, but there is something so deliciously intriguing about the film in s...
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“Nothing Bad Can Happen” Asks Deep Questions, But Remains Shallow
It isn’t any surprise that in first-time director Katrin Gebbe’s Nothing Bad Can Happen, anything bad that can happen, will. The film is a kind of endurance test, asking the viewer to witness a progressively more disturbing and more bleak cinematic world, all ...
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Hitchcock Inspired “Grand Piano” Bangs Its Drum To A Different, Wholly Unique Beat
Elijah Wood stars in the Magnolia produced thriller, "Grand Piano".
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For Your Reconsideration: ‘The Great Gatsby’
There have been many “In Defense Of” pieces about The Great Gatsby over the last year. Baz Luhrmann’s extravagant adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel was initially condemned for the simple sin of being too much: too much hip-hop music and Lana del Rey...
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