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2015-01-30T08:51:23-05:00

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The Kid With a Bike (Dardenne & Dardenne, 2011)

Last updated on: January 30, 2015 at 8:51 am   By Kenneth R. Morefield

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have been so consistent and so dependable for the last fifteen years, turning out high quality films every two to three years, that a new film from them doesn't seem to generate the buzz or excitement of a fresh, new talent. Read more

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Toronto International Film Festival 2011

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Luc Dardenne

The Kid With a Bike

Toronto International Film Festival

2015-02-27T20:11:55-05:00

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A Separation (Farhadi, 2011)

Last updated on: February 27, 2015 at 8:11 pm   By Kenneth R. Morefield

Asghar Farhadi's A Separation is a riveting domestic drama that works equally well as a character study and a social critique. Read more

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Toronto International Film Festival 2011

Asghar Farhadi

Toronto International Film Festival

2015-02-27T20:04:57-05:00

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Dear Uncle Adolf: The Germans and Their Fuhrer (Kloft, 2010)

Last updated on: February 27, 2015 at 8:04 pm   By Kenneth R. Morefield

One of the academically interesting consequences of the end of the cold war has been access to historical material that would not necessarily been available to Western historians while the Soviet Union was still in existence. Read more

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Dear Uncle Adolf

Leni Riefenstahl

Michael Kloft

2014-07-26T20:43:26-05:00

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Wyatt, 2011)

Last updated on: July 26, 2014 at 8:43 pm   By Kenneth R. Morefield

But rise they must, and rise they will, and when when the film remembers that fact (about twenty-five minutes from the end), Will Rodman (James Franco) does an abrupt 180 from gung-ho risk taker to cautionary Cassandra figure. Read more

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rupert Wyatt

2015-02-27T20:01:34-05:00

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The Mummy Returns (Sommers, 2001)

Last updated on: February 27, 2015 at 8:01 pm   By Carmen Andres

Ten years ago, Ken called The Mummy Returns the worst movie of 2001. A decade later, he went looking for someone to stand up for the Stephen Sommers franchise. Carmen Andres answers the bell. Read more

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Brendan Fraser

Stephen Sommers

The Mummy Returns

2015-02-27T19:59:03-05:00

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Winnie the Pooh (Anderson and Hall, 2011)

Last updated on: February 27, 2015 at 7:59 pm   By Kenneth R. Morefield

There is a difference, I suppose, between feeling genuine delight at a film and simply being grateful the makers didn't mess it up. Read more

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Winnie the Pooh

2015-02-27T19:56:58-05:00

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Beginners (Mills, 2010)

Last updated on: February 27, 2015 at 7:56 pm   By Katherine Richards

So, when I say I am over the moon with a film--I mean it. And I’m so over the moon with Mike Mills’ Beginners. Read more

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Beginners

Christopher Plummer

Mike Mills

The Tree of Life

2014-11-05T12:34:07-05:00

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Memento (Nolan, 2001)

Last updated on: November 5, 2014 at 12:34 pm   By Kenneth R. Morefield

Memento is both better and worse than I remember it (no pun intended). Read more

10 Years Later

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Christopher Nolan

Guy Pearce

Memento

2014-07-26T20:56:42-05:00

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Bay, 2011)

Last updated on: July 26, 2014 at 8:56 pm   By Kenneth R. Morefield

My advice: don't sleep for a day before you go and drink about two liters of your favorite caffeinated beverage. Then see how long you can go without blinking. Read more

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Michael Bay

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2015-02-07T22:06:18-05:00

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Bad Teacher (Kasdan, 2011)

Last updated on: February 7, 2015 at 10:06 pm   By Kenneth R. Morefield

Bad Teacher has a lot of problems. Or, rather, it has one problem that could be described a lot of different ways: it isn't funny. Read more

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Bad Teacher

Cameron Diaz

Jake Kasdan

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