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All posts by Tomris Laffly
“I Origins” A Half-Baked And Purely Guilty Pleasure
The multi-talented actress/writer Brit Marling has become an integral part of an independent film brand through her recent artistic collaborations with filmmakers Mike Cahill and Zal Batmanglij. With high-concept, budget-conscious titles such as Cahill’s Anoth...
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“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” A Socially Conscious But Slightly Trivial Blockbuster
Following Tim Burton’s widely disliked 2001 remake of the original Planet of the Apes (1968), no one really expected much from Rupert Wyatt’s 2011 addition to the franchise, titled Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Yet, to almost consensual delight, Wyatt’s film...
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“Citizen Koch” A Political Documentary That’s Not Angry Enough
“Money is a weapon,” says Buddy Roemer, a Republican candidate running in the 2012 presidential elections who was never invited to take part in the GOP debates throughout his candidacy. One main reason for Roemer, known for his opposition to the unrestricted f...
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“The Fault In Our Stars” Earns The Tears You’ll Inevitably Shed
As tempting as it is to roll eyes at the subject matter of teenage love fettered by terminal illness, Josh Boone’s The Fault In Our Stars -a refreshingly sober melodrama, respectful of such a weighty topic it dissects- requires one to check that attitude at th...
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