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The Oscars: Final Predictions
By Christian DiMartino The Oscar nominations are coming out on Tuesday, February 8th. As we might know, this is always a subject that I find myself getting really invested in. Even though over time I’ve grown to realize more and more that they’re a load of crap. What do I mean? Well they just seem…
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Review: A Journal for Jordan
We need to talk about Jordan. For weeks, A Journal for Jordan has been sort of a mystery. Why? Well, it’s a would-be Oscar vehicle directed by Denzel Washington, headlined by Michael B. Jordan, and not only do I not know a soul who has seen it, but it was hardly screened for critics as…
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Review: The Tragedy of Macbeth
It’s pretty safe to say that we are all probably aware of William Shakespeare, and with that awareness comes the awareness of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. At some point in time, you were probably forced to read it in school, or you have seen one of the many adaptations, whether it be on the stage or the…
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Review: The Little Things
By Christian DiMartino John Lee Hancock’s new thriller The Little Things was supposedly written by Hancock shortly after he wrote the lost Clint Eastwood gem, A Perfect World. A Perfect World was released in 1993. I’m not sure what happened in-between, but David Fincher’s Se7en was released in 1995, and alas, the rest is history.…
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Review: The Magnificent Seven
By Christian DiMartino Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven is a remake of a classic western named The Magnificent Seven. That film, made in 1960, was a remake of a Japanese film called Seven Samurai. Hmm. A remake within a remake. So, basically, Fuqua’s film is “Remake-ception.” To further: it’s unnecessary. But that’s not to say the film is without its pleasures.…
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