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The plotline for The Croods is so simple that a caveman could have written it. The film takes a different approach from other prehistoric cavemen movies, such as The Flintstones, where audiences see animal and man coexisting peacefully. Instead, this movie illustrates survival of the fittest with carnivorous animals and intense climate change, but is not an exceptional film as it lacks creativity...

Oscar Preview 2009

Sunday marks the 81st annual Academy Awards. As usual this year's list of nominees provides a handful of obvious choices along with some surprises. Slumdog Millionaire, the British underdog darling seems poised to have a big night, but nothing is guaranteed when it comes to the Oscars.


The Reader: Oscars 2009

The ReaderThe ReaderThis surprise Best Picture nominee has been getting some flack for beating out heavy critical and audience favorites such as The Dark Knight and Wall-E, which is both deserved and not.


Milk: Oscars 2009

MilkMilkA film should really be judged on its ability to stand on its own, regardless of context or timing.  However, it is difficult to discount the timeliness of Milk, Gus Van Sant's moving drama about the life and tragic assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to office in Calif


Slumdog Millionaire: Oscars 2009

Slumdog MillionaireSlumdog MillionaireIt started out simply as a critic favorite- a small Fox Searchlight feel-good gem no different than Little Miss Sunshine or Juno from years earlier.


Frost/Nixon: Oscars 2009

Frost/NixonFrost/NixonOf all the films released in 2008 that had their origins in a Broadway/West End theatre, the one that seemed most doomed to fail was Frost/Nixon.  Nevertheless, the cinematic adaptation of Peter Morgan's play about the famous television interviews between the disgraced former president and the B


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Oscars 2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button was a movie where if you saw the amazing trailer, at the same time you probably thought you now knew the entire plot of the movie. Well you're right and wrong.


Citizen Jane, a New Film Festival

The weekend of October 17-19, a college town in Missouri welcomed a new film festival, Citizen Jane--a clever title for a festival devoted to women in film. 


Choke - Movie Review

His name is Victor Mancini, and he's a sex addict. He might also very well be the ill-begotten descendant of Christ, but we'll get to that later.


Movie Review -- Starting Out in the Evening

In an age where reality TV and celebrity gossip count as “culture,” it’s hard to imagine a quiet, plodding movie like Starting out in the Evening ever reaching the mainstream.


In Bruges -- Movie Review

Talk first. Explain later. It’s a compelling narrative device used too little in films. Thankfully, award-winning playwright Martin McDonagh understands the intrigue behind a little mystery. In Bruges is McDonagh’s first stab (or should that be shot?) at bringing his infinitely dark sense of humor to a feature length movie.


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