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If You Like Time Travel And Blood, Check Out “Looper”

For all of you fans of “Back To The Future” out there, there may be a new favorite time travel movie for you; Rian Johnson’s “Looper” is a truly entertaining combination of gore and science fiction, a cerebral thriller/comedy characterized by its utter straightforwardness even with its puzzled... Read More

"The Babymakers" Is Good For Some Cheap Laughs

Director Jay Chandrasekhar and comedy troupe Broken Lizard gained their rights as a master of comedy with their first major motion picture success of Super Troopers, following up with Club Dread and more recently Beer Fest. Let's put it this way, these guys knows how to make guys (and most girls)... Read More

"Moonrise Kingdom" Might Be Wes Anderson's Best Movie Yet

Well… I think a few weeks ago on the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival I saw the best movie of the year – numero uno (thus far, at least). Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom” is a lovers-on-the-run movie featuring two young children who by all means are completely capable of carrying the...

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"The Dictator" Marks A Change In Style For Sacha Baron Cohen

In memory of former North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il is “The Dictator,” the latest raunchy and astoundingly offensive comedy co-written and starring Sacha Baron Cohen himself. Back also comes director Larry Charles, who oversaw the making of Cohen’s two previous box office hits “Borat” and “Bruño...

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"God Bless America" Has No Sympathy For America

One of the most disinteresting moments of being a film critic is when you watch a movie that bears way too much similarity to something you’ve seen before. This was certainly the case with Bobcat Goldthwait’s 2012 release “God Bless America,” which he wrote and directed. It kicked off at the IFF...

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"Oxy-Morons" Is Boston's Independent Version Of "The Town"

After being exposed to the theatrical, directorial, AND final cut of Ben Affleck’s “The Town” since its release in 2010, maybe it’s time to look at oxycodone addiction in Charlestown from a different perspective. “Oxy-Morons,” compared to “The Town’s” Hollywood style (especially its ending), has a...

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