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'Gomorrah' Recognizes the Mob for What It Is: A Quiet Scourgenew
The real-life Neapolitan crime organization, known as the Camorra, is depicted here as a hovering presence above the locals, dropping down into ordinary lives only as sudden flashes of death, but otherwise reigning from above, its fearsome presence unseen but influencing every action.
Willamette Week |
Andy Davis |
02-25-2009 |
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'The Day The Earth Stood Still' is Remote and Affectlessnew
Something's not right when a movie made in the aughts is cheesier than the 1950s movie it's a remake of, a movie famous for its iconic image of a Jiffy-Pop-style flying saucer settling down on the Mall in D.C. so that an alien named Klaatu can deliver a message to mankind.
Willamette Week |
Andy Davis |
12-10-2008 |
Reviews
Enfant Terrible's Latest Film Is Not Strange Enoughnew
Diego Luna plays a Michael Jackson impersonator in Gummo director Harmony Korine's strange new film, Mr. Lonely.
Willamette Week |
Andy Davis |
06-04-2008 |
Reviews
A Homemade Indiana Jones Movie is Exactly as Amazing as It Soundsnew
Long before Be Kind Rewind sparked a legion of fan films on YouTube, three Mississippi kids crafted what is now known as Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation, an amazing homemade replica of their favorite film.
Willamette Week |
Andy Davis |
04-16-2008 |
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