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Review: Restless City

Andrew Dosunmu's pseudo-noir
Andrew Dosunmu's pseudo-noir Restless City tries to avoid "style over substance."
By: MILES BOWE  |  August 14, 2012
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Review: Dark Horse

Fairly tame
Todd Solondz has turned his audience's divisiveness into a calling card with his often hilariously upsetting films, so it's a surprise that his new movie is fairly tame.
By: MILES BOWE  |  August 08, 2012
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Review: Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Takashi Miike brings back samurai movies
Takashi Miike seems to be single-handedly bringing the samurai movie back to its former glory; first with 13 Assassins , and now this gripping remake of Kobayashi’s classic attack on the honor code within the samurai class.
By: MILES BOWE  |  July 24, 2012
Review: Pelotero

Review: Ballplayer: Pelotero

Striking out
Ballplayer initially declares that it is about dreams, ambition, and family struggles, but by focusing almost entirely on money and market values, it strikes out.
By: MILES BOWE  |  July 10, 2012
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Review: Pink Ribbons, Inc.

Documenting hypocrisy in the breast-cancer awareness movement
Near the end of this documentary a woman calls the pink ribbon of breast cancer-awareness a "made in China" tag.
By: MILES BOWE  |  June 19, 2012
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