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[Review] The Secret Disco Revolution

More snarky than academic, Jamie Kastner’s Secret Disco Revolution begins with the thesis that disco was an underground movement orchestrated by the shadowy pow...

[Review] The Heat

While much attention is focused on the fact that Paul Feig’s The Heat is an action-comedy with two women in the lead -- much was similarly made of his Bridesmai...

[Review] White House Down

When confronted with the dual “Die Hard in a White House” thrillers Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down, action fans might find themselves sympathizing with...

[Review] I’m So Excited

If you've ever taken an introductory Cinema Studies course, you'll recall that the Italian Neorealists preferred uncharacteristic applications of sound, in part...

[Review] Some Girl(s)

Often labeled a misogynist misanthrope, Neil LaBute has made a career of writing self-absorbed characters completely ruining the lives of those around them for ...

[Review] Wish You Were Here

Kieran Darcy-Smith’s Wish You Were Here arrives just in time to make you rethink that summer vacation to Cambodia. Co-written by and starring his real-life wife...

[Review] Maniac

Exceptions almost certainly must exist, but it remains a challenge to name any single visual “flair” with more limited and less effective purpose than an elonga...