The Salesman
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The Salesman centers on the decaying relationship between a schoolteacher, Emad, and his wife Rana after a traumatic home invasion.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Director David Fincher and screenwriter Eric Roth present a film about the inevitable slow release of death (and this film).
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The Social Network
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From the first line, it’s obvious that director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin were hell-bent on casting Mark Zuckerberg as a socially handicapped savant…
Read MoreInterstellar
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Nolan certainly pays homage to space travel productions before him like 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), but the film explores both the beauty and peril of outer space with an artistry that I have not witnessed before…
Read MoreSwiss Army Man
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The entire plot for Swiss Army Man (2016) can be summarized in the phrase, “farting corpse.” It sounds like a playing card in Cards Against Humanity, and the irreverent humor found in the film is the exact same nature…
Read MoreLa La Land
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La La Land has dazzling showmanship, with a spirited choreography and beautiful instrumental score, that lulls the audience into missing the sleight of hand. It’s a trick, because the surrealistic and artistic visualization makes me invested in their relationship without actually knowing anything about them.
Read MoreExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) is about a family following the tragic aftermath of 9/11, but it’s a task that the film was simply not up to…
Read MoreThe Lobster
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The best way to watch The Lobster is to understand that it’s an experimental allegory. The bizarre, hyper-direct delivery of the actor’s lines and the short bursts of classical music playing to slow-motion cinematography build a world that highlights the absurdity of life…
Read MoreShakespeare in Love
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On one hand, the movie is a sly wink to fans of Shakespeare everywhere, moving in and out of parody/homage to the legendary playwright…On the other hand, much of the dialogue is groan-worthy and some of the cheesiest lines I’ve heard…
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