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Resurrecting the Infinite
Skyfall (2012) ★★★★ 1/2 Directed by Sam Mendes (MGM / Columbia) Prepare for the fastest two hours and twenty-three minutes of your life. Such is the awesome embrace of Skyfall, the 23rd film...
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“We do not run The Artifice, you do.”
Hey guys, you should probably check out The Artifice … and not just because I’m writing for it now. This writer-maintained site, launched on November 7th, covers a wide variety of art and...
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CKep’s Top Films of 2012
‘Nuff said! So let’s get into it… 1. The Master Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (TWC) Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams One the year’s most challenging...
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A MUCH delayed review of Andres Muschietti’s ‘Mama’
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To Live and Die on Spring Break
Spring Breakers (2013) ★★★★ 1/2 Written & Directed by Harmony Korine (A24) If you were to have told me that the most compelling film of early 2013 would star Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens,...
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Rhyme, Rhythm, and the Love in Between
To the Wonder (2013) ★★★★ 1/2 Written & Directed by Terrence Malick (Magnolia Pictures) It is an unfair assumption to read Robert Frost and expect Herman Melville. And as we come to define...
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Quick Takes – Early 2013
New releases that I’ve caught in theaters from January through April, concluding with my favorite film of the year thus far. January Texas Chainsaw [3D] ★ 1/2 Hilariously perpetuating all the...
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Summer 2013 … Shall We Begin?
The Great Gatsby (Warner Bros.) ★½ Directed by Baz Luhrmann Written by Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan And people complain about Michael...
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Meeting with the Devil
Only God Forgives (Radius-TWC) ★★★½ Written and Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Starring Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm Let’s dismiss one misconception. This thing ain’t...
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