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March 26, 2010
Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead (Sidney Lumet, 2007)
Although Before The Devil Knows You're Dead succeeds for most of its running time, it fails to deliver a satisfactory end.
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.
October 1, 2010
African cinema, Ousmane Sembene and the Western gaze
In its perspectives and traditions, African cinema draws the spectator into its narrative, nurturing a symbiotic relationship with life itself.
November 28, 2010
Blades of Blood (Lee Joon-ik, 2010)
Blades of Blood is a Korean wuxia, a sword-fighting martial arts film set in the 16th century, during the Japanese invasion.
November 28, 2010
Woochi (Dong-hoon Choi, 2009)
Woochi starts out as a magic-driven wuxia-like set in the Joseon era in Korea, but segues into an unsophisticated popular fare.
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