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September 28, 2010
Coming Home: Melodrama and social change
David Ehrenstein condemns melodramas like Coming Home for perpetuating the illusion that they can affect social change instead of creating real change.
March 26, 2010
The Savages (Tamara Jenkins, 2007)
In The Savages, Tamara Jenkins explores the importance of family and the effects of dementia in this hard depiction of growing old.
December 10, 2010
Little Big Soldier (Shen Ding, 2010)
Little Big Soldier tells the story of an army deserter who captures the general of a warring faction, planning to deliver him for the reward.
March 26, 2010
Cloverfield (Matt Reeves, 2008)
Marketed as a ground-level monster movie, Cloverfield fails at its every opportunity: a high-concept stretched to the running time.
June 3, 2011
In defence of criticism: The case of The Hangover Part II
“Most critics really don’t get it.”, as they say. I feel compelled to respond to the casual filmgoers who don't understand the critic’s perspective.
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