Gotham Episode 1.7 Recap: Penguin’s Umbrella
The body count is rising pretty quickly in Gotham--violence is the lazy writer's shorthand--and it is a little disturbing and disappointing how inured we are supposed to be to it.
Category: Reviews
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The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies (Ericsson, 2013)
Truth be told The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies tries just a little too hard to convince us that the titular heroes of the film are just like any other aging couple fondly reminiscing about the good ol' days.
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InRealLife (Kidron, 2013)
“The important thing is how it is changing us,” notes Nicholas Carr, a professor and author of The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains...
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1,000 Times Good Night (Poppe, 2013)
It's been a good film year for fans of Juliette Binoche.
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Gotham Episode 1.5 Recap: Viper
Does the show need fixing? Or is it good enough? Was Venom a step forward, a step back, or just another step in place?
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Starring Adam West (Tooley, 2013)
The film is a work of love for both producers and for West’s family members, all of whom shared in his success as he gained his star and the recognition they felt he deserved.
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Gotham Episode 1.4 Recap: Arkham
As much as Gotham City is changing and the power players are making their plays, a young boy is grieving the death of his parents and also changing into a person who hates what the city is, hates injustice and is trying to figure out what can be done about it all.
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Still the Water (Kawase, 2014)
In a film filled with contrasts, finding quiet by traveling into the eye of the storm is a central paradox.
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Rose McGowan’s Dawn and the Problem of Short Films
We get thirty minutes of commercials before the previews start at the cinema. Would it be too much to ask for a short film every now and then? I know one pretty good one; I'll bet there are others where this came from.
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Hollidaysburg (Martemucci, 2014)
Hollidaysburg did make me want to see her competitor's film, so Martemucci did will by the series. It also made me want to see what she could do if she got to choose her own material, so she did fine by herself, too.