Don Jon (Gordon-Levitt, 2013)
Kenneth R. Morefield reviews Don Jon at 1More Film Blog.
Category: Disclosure–AS
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The Muslims are Coming! (Farsad & Obeidallah)
When asked if their project assumes that Americans (or Christians) are more intolerant or Islamophbic than anyone else, Obeidallah demurred saying they were not so naive as to believe that “any one religion or group could hold a monopoly on prejudice.”
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Gravity (Cuarón, 2013)
Any good political pollster can tell you that the answer is influenced by the way the question is framed. Film critics usually think the question they are answering is, "Was it any good?" The question I get asked the most, however, is, "Did you like it?"
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Tio Papi (Rojas, 2013)
Despite the one misgiving about racial stereotyping, I thought Tio Papi was a good family film.
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Riddick (Towhy, David)
After the first seven minutes, I was worried, but then I realized the first seven minutes were actually a preview for a Metallica concert film.
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The Ultimate Life (Landon, Jr., 2013)
When we stop asking our films to save the lost while entertaining the justified and just let them do one or the other, I expect we'll all be a lot happier.
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You’re Next (Wingard, 2013)
Making a horror movie must be a little like writing a sonnet. The form is so familiar that even non-fans have been exposed to a lot of them. The (relative) simplicity of the form in conjunction with that exposure makes it attractive to creators: I can do that! It also makes it a challenge for creators and consumers alike: We've seen that!
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Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (Hinojosa, 2012)
I did not intentionally watch Iceberg Slim on the week in which a man of one color would be found not guilty of murdering a teenager of another color, sparking another of the seemingly endless waves of grating, chattering babble about race in this country. I'm glad I did, though, because it was a reminder (if I needed one), that nothing is as subjective in this world as what people of different backgrounds consider "normal."
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Terms and Conditions May Apply (Hoback, 2013)
I haven't been this depressed after a movie since An Inconvenient Truth.
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Some Girl(s) — (von Scherler Mayer, 2013)
An oddly engaging but ultimately unsatisfying endeavor, Some Girl(s) is best described as a cross between Nick Hornby's High Fidelity and David Mamet's Oleanna.