As Good as it Gets
Disclaimer: this movie is as Hollywood manufactured as they come. What do I mean? I do not, fortunately, suggest that it is over-indulgent in melodrama, begging to be nominated for best motion picture. But it is incredibly formulaic. Even after viewing it for the first time, I am quite surprised the screenplay and
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The extra man
This is a film with incredibly Sharon wit, yet an unpronounceable, prematurely delivered script. The plot is difficult to appreciate, as it is inconsistently whimsy, plodding into the enigmatic of its characters without developing themselves any further than bystanders for comedy. And it is exceptional comedy from Kevin Kline, n a resoundingly hilarious character,
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Submarine
A witty challenge to the coming-of-age genre, Submarine seeks to create an adolescent world that influences the real world. This is to say the protagonist is given the illusion that he has the ability to change the course of his family’s history. His tactics are harmless espionage conducted routinely in his life. He is
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A Matter of Taste
Like Eat This New York, A Man of Taste concentrates itself on the New York food scene. But unlike the former film, the latter shifts its lens on the theatre of the food itself, versus the construction of the stage. Paul Liebrandt is the chef in particular. The film follows a 6 year arc
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The Constant Gardner
Hollywood has a fetish for vilifying capitalism. Albeit an adaptation, The Constant Gardner nevertheless relishes the obtuse phantasmagoria world of profit as shame. Paralleling conspiracy theorists which interject the notion that pharmaceutical companies have incentive to disease people to sustain their profits versus heal, as if their research and development infrastructure is incapable
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After Porn Ends
Pornography is the ablest example of decadence in modern society. It is consumed in droves, yet does not allow the purveyors of its work to be accepted after the lights turn off. This documentary checks in on over half a dozen pornography stars in retirement. Fortunately, we have a diverse sample of their attitudes
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