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What Goes Bump In The Night

November 6th, 2009
By Naushad Kabir
Do you believe in ghosts? It doesn’t matter. The best films on the subject will have you incontrovertibly convinced until the theater lights come on. There have been good and bad films claiming to be “horror,” on slashers, poltergeists, cannibals, plagues, zombies, vampires and even vaginal teeth. None quite spook the soul like an old-fashioned ghost yarn. Ghosts are often felt and not seen, the icy spot in the empty room or the creak of tree branches overhead in a dark wood. Ghosts are: the door that shuts on its own, the piano that plays in the dark, the distant train miles from any tracks. I don’t know about you, but I’ll take a hockey-mask wearing killer. Read More

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Sequel Fail: 'Boondock Saints II' Disappoints

November 6th, 2009
By Graham Corrigan
Everything I love turns to shit. It’s like the world loves playing these sick little filmic jokes on me. “Oh, Graham, you liked this? You thought it was a good movie? Well guess what, we just got Nicolas Cage to do the remake. And he’s bringing his worried face.” Nicolas Cage is the worst. But they did it with Rambo, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and now the fat greasy suits pumping Scorsese’s brain are threatening to remake Taxi Driver. Read More

A Season For Singing About Life, Love

November 6th, 2009
By Julia Woodward
Once upon a time there was a little girl and a little boy. They met Once by accident. They met twice by accident. They met thrice on purpose. And they lived happily ever after. Read More

No Country For The Discontent

November 6th, 2009
By Marisa Breall
In the newest Coen Brothers’ film, A Serious Man, the writing and directing duo draw from personal experience to create an interesting story about a middle-aged Jewish man whose life is falling apart before his eyes. The film is set in Ethan and Joel Coen’s home state, Minnesota, specifically in a suburb where religion plays a significant part in everyday life. In his first lead role, Michael Stuhlbarg is brilliant as Larry Gopnik, and is supported by a wonderful cast including Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick and the wonderfully pathetic Richard Kind. Read More