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“Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem”
The scene opens. A man stands over us, staring in our direction. He looks away and begins to speak. Next, another man sits in a chair next to him looking away from us, and he speaks, too. After several minutes, we cut to a woman. She sits silently, processing ...
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“Kingsman: The Secret Service”
The mission of Kingsman: The Secret Service is to make the James Bond movie that has not been, to treat the earlier painfully-British entries from Sean Connery’s trilby-hat-wearing days with hyper action, while subsequently defying the broodiness of the Daniel...
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“The Last Five Years”
Anyone who watched Anna Kendrick in Pitch Perfect or Into the Woods and wished, “Yes, but I want more singing,” should be quite overjoyed at her new film, The Last Five Years. Based on the Off-Broadway musical of the same name, The Last Five Years depicts a re...
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“What We Do In the Shadows”
It makes complete sense that What We Do in the Shadows is a feature-length adaptation of a short film. Its concept screams “short.” And the process of stretching it out has turned it from pretty swell to merely agreeable. In theory, it’s not impossible for a m...
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“Wyrmwood”
Here’s some sound advice for when the zombie apocalypse arrives: surround yourself with Australians. Assuming you’re not one of the first to turn in the world-ending plague of undeath, being in the company of folks from the land Down Under is a surefire way to...
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The Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Short Films
Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards Oscars in three categories dedicated to short films. Every year, viewers at home use the giving of these awards as a good time to get a snack or go to the bathroom. It’s ironic that people don’...
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The Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films
Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards Oscars in three categories dedicated to short films. Every year, viewers at home use the giving of these awards as a good time to get a snack or go to the bathroom. It’s ironic that people don’...
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The Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films
Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards Oscars in three categories dedicated to short films. Every year, viewers at home use the giving of these awards as a good time to get a snack or go to the bathroom. It’s ironic that people don’...
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“Crazy Bitches”
Third-wave feminist theory extrapolates that, in the modern age, women face threats on two fronts. It’s not just that men perpetuate systems of patriarchy that marginalize and objectify women, but also that societal mores constantly pit women against one anoth...
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“The Voices”
There’s nothing wrong with talking to your pets. But if they start talking back, well, that’s a cause for concern. Such is the magical realist scenario director Marjane Satrapi explores in The Voices. Jerry (Ryan Reynolds) is an upbeat and peculiar factory wor...
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