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The Intouchables - A review of the French Film The Intouchables
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Review: The Intouchables. Directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano hope to tug on your heartstrings with The Intouchables, the story of a disabled wealthy French man who hires a Black Muslim ex-... -
Elena - A Review of Andrei Zvyagintsev's 'Elena'
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
A review of Elena. At only 109 minutes, Andrei Zvyagintsev's 'Elena' trades in the hefty moral issues familiar to Russian Literature and, therefore, demands to leave an imprint. -
Being Flynn - A Review of Paul Weitz's Being Flynn
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Friday, March 02, 2012
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Adapted from Nick Flynn’s acclaimed 2004 autobiography 'Another Bullshit Night in Suck City,' Paul Weitz's 'Being Flynn' is a moving and necessary film. Rober DeNiro’s and Paul Dano sta... -
Bully - A Review of Bully
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Sunday, April 01, 2012
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Review: Bully. Watching Lee Hirsch’s 'Bully is not easy. The documentary is a wake-up call; it’s cinematic evidence and testimony for stronger bullying laws. Read Jessica Pallington Wes... -
Elena - A Review of Andrei Zvyagintsev's 'Elena'
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
A review of Elena. At only 109 minutes, Andrei Zvyagintsev's 'Elena' trades in the hefty moral issues familiar to Russian Literature and, therefore, demands to leave an imprint. -
Review: Nadine Labaki's Where Do We Go Now
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Friday, May 11, 2012
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Review: Where Do We Go Now? Lebanese filmmmakers Nadine Labaki's second film 'Where Do We Go Now?' is a full fledged feminist comedy, replete with fantasy musical sequences. Jordan Hoffman reviews. -
Asylum Blackout review
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Review: Asylum Blackout. There's a whole subset of independent films that perhaps you feel guilty for ignoring: the low budget horror flick with no stars. Jordan Hoffman will put your mind at ease ... -
Empire Builder - A Review of Kris Swanberg's Empire Builder
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Jordan Hoffman caught Kris Swanberg's 'Empire Builder' at the Sarasota Film Festival in Florida. He predicts big things for both the young filmmaker, wife of Joe Swanberg, and the film's star Kate ... -
Goodbye First Love - A Review of Mia Hansen-Løve's Goodbye First Love
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Review: Goodbye First Love. Mia Hansen-Løve's second film 'Goodbye First Love' is the melancholic and slow moving love story of Camille (Lola Creton) and Sullivan (Sebastian Urzendowsky). Mar... -
Damsels In Distress - A Review of Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
Damsels in Distress, Whit Stilmman's much awaited return to cinema, is a charmer. Greta Gerwig shines as Violet, leader of a group of college coeds at a Seven Oaks College. Jordan Hoffman's rave re.. -
The Deep Blue Sea - Review: Terence Davies The Deep Blue Sea
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Terence Davies' 'The Deep Blue Sea' is so evocative of doomed British romance films of the WWII era that Jordan Hoffman makes excuses for its dated qualities. Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston star i.. -
Intruders - Review of Intruders starring Clive Owen
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Review: Intruders. A-lister Clive Owen makes a dramatic career mistake starring in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's art-house horror film 'Intruder.' Jordan Hoffman reviews. -
The Kid With A Bike - A Review of Luc Dardenne's The Kid With A Bike
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's A Kid With A Bike feels like an instant classic, a film sure to pull on your heartstrings. Cé.. -
Good For Nothing - Review: Mike Wallis's Good For Nothing
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Thursday, March 08, 2012
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Friday, March 09, 2012
'Good For Nothing' is the first and hopefully last film from New Zealand's Mike Wallis. Rape, writes Jordan Hoffman in his review: -
Boy - From New Zealand, A Review of Taiki Waititi’s Boy
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Thursday, March 01, 2012
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Friday, March 02, 2012
A review of Taika Waititi's BOY, New Zealand's highest grossing film ever. -
Review: The Snowtown Murders
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Friday, March 02, 2012
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Friday, March 02, 2012
Justin Kurzel's THE SNOWTOWN MURDERS is sased on the horrifying crimes discovered in Snowtown, Australia in 1999, where police found dismembered bodies rotting in barrels. Jordan Hoffman reviews. -
Bullhead - A review of Michaël R. Roskam's Bullhead
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The Oscar-nominated Belgian 'Bullhead' film written and directed by Michaël R. Roskam, does all it can to hit manhood directly where it lives. Jordan Hoffman reviews. -
Footnote - A Review of Joseph Cedar's Footnote
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Nominated by the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, Shlomo Bar-Abba's 'Footnote' tells the tale of rivalry between a father and son: Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik, eccentric professors, wh.. -
In Darkness - A Review of Agnieszka Holland's In Darkness
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Friday, February 10, 2012
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Base on a 2009 memoir, Agnieszka Holland's 'In Darkness' tells the story of a group of Jews who survived the Holocaust by spending 14 months living in sewers beneath the city of Lvov. -
Perfect Sense - A Review of David MacKenzie's 'Perfect Sense' Starring Eva Green and Ewan McGregor
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
The world is coming to an end in David McKenzie’s dystopian love story 'Perfect Sense' starring Eva Green and Ewan McGregor. Marcy Dermansky reviews. -
Miss Bala - A Review Of Gerardo Naranjo's Miss Bala
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
A review of Miss Bala, Gerardo Naranjo's drama about Laura Guerrero (Stephanie Sigman), a beautiful girl who lives with her father and brother in a lawless border town in Mexico and dreams of beco.. -
Excision - A review of Richard Bates, Jr.'s Excision
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Friday, January 27, 2012
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Richard Bates, Jr.'s Excision is a secret gem from this year's Sundance Film Festival. AnnaLynne McCord and Traci Lords star. Jordan Hoffman reviews. -
Red Hook Summer - A Film By Spike Lee
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Review: Red Hook Summer. Spike Lee's “return to his roots” film that he self-financed and shot in under 25 days makes it premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Jordan Hoffman rev.. -
Haywire - A Review of Steven Soderbergh's Haywire
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Friday, January 20, 2012
A Review of 'Haywire'. Steven Soderbergh creates a stylized-but-not-revoultionary approach to action cinema and floors it. Gina Carano, Michael Douglas, and Ewan McGregor star. -
Review: We Need To Talk About Kevin
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
We Need To Talk About Kevin review. Tilda Swinton stars in Lynne Ramsay's adaption of Lionel Shriver's best-selling novel 'We Need to Talk About Kevin.' Jordan Hoffman reviews. -
Samantha Morton
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Monday, February 23, 2004
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
A profile of two-time Oscar nominated actress Samantha Morton (Best Actress for Jim Sheridan's -
Morvern Callar
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Saturday, January 17, 2004
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
A review of -
Young Adult
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Saturday, January 07, 2012
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Saturday, January 07, 2012
Review: Young Adult. After their hit film 'Juno,' director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody reteam for 'Young Adult.' Beck Ireland reviews. -
Pariah - Dee Ree's 'Pariah'
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Friday, December 30, 2011
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Review: 'Pariah.' Dee Ree's independent film Pariah is about 'Alike,' a 17-year-old African-American woman who lives with her parents and younger sister in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. Alik.. -
A Separation - A review of Asghar Farhadi's A Separation
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Review: A Separation Jordan Hoffman reviews -
Berlinale 2011: The Awards - List of Films Awarded at the 2011 Berlinale
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Friday, February 25, 2011
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Berlinale 2011: The Awards contains a List of Films Awarded at the 2011 Berlinale, which includes Golden Bear winner Nader and Simin, A Separation, and Silver Bear Winner The Turin Horse -
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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Thursday, December 08, 2011
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy