ERNEST & CELESTINE
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  Year Released: 2013 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 80 minutes |
The film’s case for friendship despite adversity is one of the greatest messages that a kid’s film can impart because it teaches children that the black and white rules set by authority aren’t always wise or informed…
Posted on May 24, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
KINK
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  Year Released: 2013 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 80 minutes |
2013 SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! [T]hey are providing what seems like a very conscientious and even intellectual approach to something that could easily get out of hand…
Posted on May 23, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
YELLOW
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  Year Released: 2013 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 105 minutes minutes |
2013 SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! I’m still not 100% sure I liked “Yellow.” but it sure did give me a lot to think about, and to me, that makes it time well spent…
Posted on May 23, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
BIG BLUE LAKE
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  Year Released: 2013 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 98 minutes |
2013 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! [Director Jessey Tsang Tsui-Shan] presents us with something that, when it’s not being trite, is an utter snoozefest…
Posted on May 11, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
2013 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: WRAP-UP
The SFIFF lineup is comparable to other major film festivals, but the lengthy duration makes for a more relaxed experience. I was only able to stay for a week, but in that time I managed to see sixteen films as well as make the most of my time in the City by the Bay…
Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
DOM: A RUSSIAN FAMILY
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  Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 127 minutes |
2013 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! [It] is as brutal as it is beautiful and it belongs in the same breath as films like “The Deer Hunter” and “The Godfather”…
Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
PEARBLOSSOM HWY
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  Year Released: 2013 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 78 minutes |
2013 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! Ott and co-writer/star Atsuko Okatsuka have crafted a small town tale that breaks all the rules that Hollywood has set for dramatic storytelling…
Posted on May 9, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 75 minutes |
2013 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! It’s hard to recommend a film like this, because it’s not exactly a good time watching people who deal exclusively in life and death…
Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
AFTER LUCIA
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 103 minutes |
2013 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! It’s an interesting way to tell a story, but not a very pleasant one to hear…
Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
DISCONNECT
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Year Released: 2012 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 115 minutes |
“Disconnect” makes you want to be a better person both online and IRL…
Posted on April 19, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
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Year Released: 2013 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 141 minutes |
Not to sound too much like Stefan, but this movie has everything: A dense script, interesting camera work, a graceful soundtrack, flawless acting, action, violence, romance, some well-timed jokes and a dancing dog…
Posted on April 5, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
THE WE AND THE I
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Year Released: 2013 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 103 minutes |
[A] flawed, but still chillingly accurate illustration of that hormonal war that drafts every single one of us on our way to becoming fully realized humans…
Posted on March 22, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
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  Year Released: 2013 MPAA Rating: PG Running Time: 130 minutes |
“Oz the Great and Powerful” is basically a PG version of “Army of Darkness” on mushrooms…
Posted on March 8, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
SIDE EFFECTS
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Year Released: 2013 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 106 minutes |
I guess the biggest twist is that the film started out being something I liked and ended up being something I didn’t…
Posted on February 8, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
WARM BODIES
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Year Released: 2013 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 97 minutes |
I love the idea of an Emo kid trapped inside the body of an instinct-driven predator. But the story betrays its own originality by eventually succumbing to romantic tropes…
Posted on February 1, 2013 by Jessica Baxter
