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Tuesday, November 11,2008
Movie Reviews

Western Medicine

Cut deep into tender, dysfunctional familial flesh

Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff
There simply isn’t a single false note or bit of contrivance in Rachel Getting Married
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Wednesday, November 5,2008
Movie Reviews

Reeled In

Changeling is hopefully not the Best Picture of the year.

Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff
The term “Oscar bait” derives its meaning from films such as Changeling. Working from a script that touches on heart-wrenching, tear-jerking themes—and one that castigates a period of paternalism and corruption that nearly everyone can feel good about castigating...
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Wednesday, November 5,2008
Movie Reviews

Loch Ness Weirdo

Celebrate creepiness at the movies

Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff
It’s astonishing how many creepy guys women have to put up with. Creepy dudes seem to lurk everywhere. They emerge to grope themselves publicly, say really awkward things or strike up conversations with the obvious (“So, shopping, huh?”).
Tuesday, October 28,2008
Movie Reviews

Eye of Our Storm

Trouble the Water should be required viewing for all Americans

Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff
The new Hurricane Katrina documentary Trouble the Water is a film that should be seen by every single American. That sounds like hyperbole, but isn’t. See this movie. It’s that important.
Tuesday, October 28,2008
Movie Reviews

Troy and Chad

Disney makes gay-rights-themed kids’ movie

Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff
I was sooo prepared to loathe High School Musical 3 before I realized that—if I understand things right—it is Disney’s first movie about gay teenagers struggling with their super-obvious gayness while trying to live double lives as Disney-perfect straight kids.
Tuesday, October 21,2008
Movie Reviews

Pain and Suffrage

Oliver Stone gets a jump-start defining Dubya’s legacy

Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff
W. would have been exceptionally ballsy back when Bush’s approval ratings were at a historic high. As they reach unprecedented lows, which have gone from being counted in percentage points to being counted on fingers, one is almost tempted to feel sorry for the guy—tragically flawed as he is, with his faith vastly stronger than his competence. Almost.
Tuesday, October 21,2008
Movie Reviews

Gay/Lord

Stereotypes are somewhat ignored in Save Me

Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff
A holy light doth shineth upon Save Me. Unfortunately, the radiance that bathes this gay “conversion” drama, made and set in New Mexico, is, in fact, the too-perfect glow of soap opera lighting and the first indication of the cheesy melodrama to come.
Tuesday, October 14,2008
Movie Reviews

Scott Free of Meaning

Leonardo DiCaprio pals around with terrorists

Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff
The best aspects of Body of Lies are found in its smartly-written cat-and-mouse machinations and reversals of predator/prey relations. The acting is good, if not stellar, and the action is well-shot and briskly paced. On the other hand, the romance seems superfluous and the dénouement makes use of a somewhat absurd deus ex machina.
Wednesday, October 8,2008
Movie Reviews

western attire

Appaloosa looks so good you even won’t notice

Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff
Appaloosa looks great, from the rugged New Mexican exteriors to the saloon interiors. It’s also, dramatically, a funny and entertaining—if not overly ambitious—western, a genre that has seen somewhat of a mini-resurgence in recent years.
Wednesday, October 8,2008
Movie Reviews

String Theory

A German delight with Turkish despair

Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff
American audiences that have seen films such as Magnolia and Babel are no strangers to woven, semi-interconnected narratives. The strength of these films often lies in how different story elements bal
 
 
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