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[Review] A Hijacking

A Hijacking revolves around the unraveling of the mystique of bravery and its risks and rewards. To be brave does not mean to be smart. When Danish cargo ship M...

[Review] Disconnect

In a world defined by rapid-fire news tweeting, instant social networking and Internet overload, how do we unplug? Beyond that, do we even want to? This is the ...

[Review] It’s a Disaster

Even though the Mayans and 2012 have passed, filmmakers still appear utterly fascinated by the end of the world and our reaction to it. I’m not talking post-apo...

[Review] The Crash Reel

There was a steady welling up of tears as The Crash Reel came to its conclusion. I had shed a few earlier in the film, but now it was constantly assaulting my e...

[Review] Thale

The modern monster movie has recently received inspiration from an unlikely source; the mist-shrouded depths of Scandinavian folklore. Whether it’s a fearsom...

[Review] 42

Much like the origin of forty-two as Douglas Adams’ “Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything” being nothing more than a joke—an or...

[Review] 6 Souls

From ghoulies and ghosties And long-leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us! It isn't known which of the ancient Scot...

[Review] Our Children

Opening a film with ending of a story is a daring move that requires much confidence on the filmmaker’s part. Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard is the rare animal...

[Review] Stories We Tell

Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell is an exquisite, elegant rebuke to the standards that define so many of our most popular filmic narratives: three-act structures ...