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We Are the Best 4
Cine-Math: 5 Film Equations
Let it be known that I exist purely to subvert all of the Asian stereotypes: I quit karate, I can't speak a lick of Chinese, a quit violin, and, much to the chagrin of others', I can't do math for the life of me. So, what have I left other than the movies? Cin...
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Halftime Report: The Best Movies of 2014 So Far
The year has now half passed us by, which marks a good opportunity to take stock of what it's offered cinematically so far. Releasing a "best of" list for half a year may seem like clickbaiting, and perhaps it is, but it's no more so than any other kind of lis...
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“We Are The Best!” A Lived-In, Punk-Rock Delight
Three girls start a band in We are the Best!, but that’s not really what the movie is about. Set in Stockholm in 1982, most of the action does indeed focus on punk-music-obsessed pre-teens engaging in indiscriminate cymbal-slamming and bass-strumming - yet the...
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IFFBoston 2014, Second Dispatch: “Boyhood”, “We Are the Best!”, “Belle”, “Locke”
There's a running theme throughout Independent Film Festival Boston's 12th annual line-up: the kids aren't alright. The trend began with Beneath the Harvest Sky, and has since continued on with films like documentary Tough Love, and narrative features like I B...
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