Starred Up (Mackenzie, 2013)
The words "violent" or "gritty" and "prison drama" give me pause when used in the same sentence.
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Masters of Sex Episode 2.7 Recap: Asterion
If I could ask one question of series creator and writer Michelle Ashford it would be whether or not Masters of Sex has a specific end in mind.
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Snowpiercer vs. The Giver
I wouldn't begrudge anyone who thinks the films Snowpiercer and The Giver have as much in common as an elephant and a plum, but I have been thinking about the two in conjunction recently.
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When the Game Stands Tall (Carter, 2014)
For all of the rightful emphasis placed on the way contemporary society pressures and damages young women by placing ridiculous and unhealthy expectations on them, we may be even more uncomfortable looking at how cultural stereotypes can hurt boys trying to become men.
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Life of Crime Giveaway (Completed)
I am pleased to join with a sponsor to offer a $15 gift card form Fandango for one lucky 1More Film Blog reader.
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Masters of Sex Episode 2.5 Recap: Giants
In Maier's work, that argument increasingly comes across as the way Masters sold the study to the public and made his work sound more respectable and altruistic than it perhaps always was. The show is starting to echo that. For all its heavy-handedness, I continue to appreciate that it doesn't idealize or rationalize the adultery.
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Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance vs. Judas Priest (Taylor, 1992)
Dream Deceivers stops short of insisting on an explicit connection between Mrs. Vance's religion and her willingness to blame heavy metal music for her family's dysfunction. But only just.
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The Maid’s Room (Walker, 2013)
Despite the many second act flaws, the film is not without merit. The opening act is very strong, the four leads dig into their characters with relish, and Arturo Rogriguez composed an effective, atmospheric score.
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Boyhood (Linklater, 2014)
Like a Wes Anderson film, but without all the twee.
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Masters of Sex Episode 2.4 Recap: Dirty Jobs
It is perhaps too early to write off the sophomore year as a disappointment, but it is no longer too early to call its unevenness a trend.