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Ben-Hur (1959) - Blu-ray Review

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Ben-Hur - Blu-ray Review Bigger than Ben-Hur’ has been in the world’s vernacular for generations, and having just seen the film for the first time in 30 years, William Wyler’s epic quickly reminded this reviewer why. For a film made in the 50s, the sheer scale of this production makes ...

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Creature - Movie Review

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Creature - Movie Review After a promising opening scene, in which an attractive young woman (Jennifer Lynn Warren) slowly disrobes and slips into the murky backwaters of a Louisiana swamp before being stalked and dismembered by a rogue alligator ...

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The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Blu-ray Review

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The Birth of  Nation - blu-ray review D. W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation, a groundbreaking film that is quickly approaching its 100th anniversary, is still – to this day - a controversial film igniting the fear and loathing that invites the gnashing of teeth and tearing of flesh ...

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The Debt - Movie Review

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The Debt - Movie ReviewWhile this American remake of the 2007 Israeli feature film called Ha-Hov will never hold up to the accolades received by its Israeli counterpart (four nominations for Israel’s Academy Awards equivalent), The Debt is nonetheless a ...

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Way Down East (1920) - Blu-ray Review

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Way Down East - Blu-ray ReviewThis month Kino fires up its release of Silent Era films by unloading two classics from the towering film pioneer D.W. Griffith onto blu-ray.  Way Down East is probably the lesser known of the two releases (The Birth of a Nation being the other ...

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The First Grader - Movie Review

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The First Grader - Movie Review Justin Chadwick’s The First Grader succeeds on far more levels than it fails. On its surface, it’s a fact-based narrative on the life of Kenyan Kimani Ng’ang’ a Maruge (known simply as Maruge), who tried to enroll in his country’s primary school...

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Super 8 - Blu-ray Movie Review

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Super 8 - Movie Review Super 8 is sci-fi fantasy fulfillment at its most complete.  Like the finest of wine-accompanying meals, J.J. Abrams’ sleek homage to the feel and look of the classic films directed and/or produced Steven Spielberg (the ones from my youth) is...

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The Conspirator - Movie Review

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The Conspirator - Movie Review Historically accurate, supremely relevant, and yet politically polarizing, The Conspirator is the first feature film to come from Joe Rickett’s newly formed American Film Company, whose aim is to produce engaging, authentic films...

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Blu-ray Movie Review

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Movie Review Cinematically, it began a decade ago.  Eight films and three hundred billion-fazillion dollars later, the epic conclusion to the mysterious world of muggles and magicians has arrived.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is ...

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Mooz-lum - Movie Review

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Mooz-lum - Movie Review Qasim Basir’s debut film, Mooz-lum takes a soul-searing look at the issues faced by a young Muslim man growing up in a 9/11-era America. Promoted initially via word-of-mouth and social media, the...

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Beginners - Blu-ray Movie Review

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Beginners - Movie ReviewBeginners is an oddball little delight from Thumbsucker filmmaker Mike Mills, that begins where it ends. We first meet Oliver (Ewan McGregor) as he’s clearing out the house of his recently deceased father Hal (Christopher Plummer)...

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Hemingway's Garden of Eden - Movie Review

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Hemingway's Garden of EdenMPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content, nudity and some language.
Director
: John Irvin
Writer
: James Scott Linville
Cast:
Jack Huston; Mena Suvari; Matthew Modine
Genre
: Drama
Tagline:
Surrender your inhibitions...
Memorable Movie Quote:
"You know you want to be careful about Absinthe. It tastes like remorse, yet it takes it away."
Release Date: December 10, 2010.
Blu-ray Release Date:
Not yet announced

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