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The Contractor
Grossing only $2 million worldwide against a $50 million budget, The Contractor should now be marked in everyone’s…
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Birds of Paradise
“Style over substance” is a regular complaint heard from critics and audiences in regards to certain films. More…
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Red Soil
Red Soil is naturally a very sober film because it presents a deadly serious issue. A variety of…
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Moonbound
Based on a beloved 1915 German storybook by Gerdt Von Bassewitz, about a brother and sister’s nightly trip to…
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Riders of Justice
People often wonder why Hollywood films feel so formulaic. One chief reason could be that studios, and even…
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Senior Moment
It’s a tired joke in Hollywood that William Shatner’s acting skills aren’t exactly up to Laurence Olivier standards.…
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My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To
My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To tells a darkly intimate tale. In their decrepit suburban…
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Fatherhood
The premise of Fatherhood is more than serviceable. Based on the bestselling memoir Two Kisses for Maddy: A…
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Frankie
Films need to have a visual language. All of the great movies, big budget or small, rely on…
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Bank Job
Bank Job follows artist couple Hilary Powell and Daniel Edelstyn as they try their hand at a revolutionary…
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