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Senna looks at the life of the late Brazilian Formula 1 superstarnew
Race car drivers, we know, go very, very fast, but rarely with the thoughtfulness and integrity shown by Brazilian Formula 1 superstar Ayrton Senna. In the ultra competitive speed-freak world of car racing, it seems slightly out of the norm for a racer to regularly consult with God mid-race. Then again, very little about the driver, who died from a racing injury in 1994, suggests he was run-of-the-mill. The documentary Senna makes a convincing case for the spirit the three-time Formula 1 world champion brought to the sport.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
09-08-2011 |
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Tags: Senna
Meek’s Cutoff is a Historic Horror Filmnew
A haunting meditation on existence set in the Pioneer West of 1845 Oregon, Meek's Cutoff plunges you into a reality not your own but so tactile and vivid you begin to feel its sensations.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
06-15-2011 |
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Midnight in Paris is an Examination of Nostalgianew
Woody Allen's latest, Midnight in Paris, is an amusing fantasy with a slight but charming hook.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
06-08-2011 |
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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Isn't That Greatnew
Unfortunately, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold turns out to be the perfect advertisement for the corporations involved because it sells that ad-man buzz word “authenticity” and association with ironic in-jokes that such products crave.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
05-24-2011 |
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Bridesmaids is a Perfectly Nutty Look at the Estromancenew
Bridesmaids is pure girl power: rude, silly, poignant, and pants-wettingly funny.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
05-11-2011 |
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There is a Lo-Fi Sweetness to 'Win Win'new
Even those with an aversion to upbeat, sports-themed, feel-good dramas are bound to be seduced by the wrestling indie Win Win.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
04-13-2011 |
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Another Year is Kind to Couples But Not to Singlesnew
Another Year offers a study of middle-aged couples and singles.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-25-2011 |
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Tags: Another Year
Paul Feels Like a Guest Who’s Overstayed His Welcomenew
Paul is unfortunately geared toward the lowest common denominator, coasting on an endless battery of schoolyard jokes.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-17-2011 |
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Tags: Paul
Ed Helms Plays the Stunted Hero in Cedar Rapidsnew
The uproarious comedy Cedar Rapids comes from the blushing cinema of embarrassment that gave us Cyrus and The 40 Year Old Virgin.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-10-2011 |
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Tags: Ed Helms, Cedar Rapids
Exploits of Jack Abramoff Are as Funny as Cancernew
A black comedy about corrupt, money-grubbing lobbyists fleecing Native Americans and batting on-the-take congressmen around like rag dolls may have been funny a few years ago.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-02-2011 |
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The Adjustment Bureau Too Long-Winded to be Effectivenew
The Adjustment Bureau is a conceptual thriller, a kind of meat-and-potatoes, clunky brain twister in Inception-mode.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-02-2011 |
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Tags: The Adjustment Bureau
The Illusionist Animates a Tati Screenplaynew
The French animated film The Illusionist is as wispy and delicate as a helium balloon floating on the wind.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
02-16-2011 |
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Tags: The Illusionist
Barcelona Becomes Gomorrah in Biutifulnew
The picture Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu paints of Barcelona in his new film Biutiful is anything but.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
02-14-2011 |
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Tags: Biutiful, Javier Bardem
In Good Companynew
The Company Men is relevant but heavy handed at times.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
01-20-2011 |
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Tags: The Company Men
In 127 Hours, There's More To Cutting Your Arm Off Than You Thinknew
Vastly entertaining for what it shows of human ingenuity as well as Danny Boyle's wildfire visual imagination, 127 Hours is a classic, albeit internalized, adventure story juiced up with Boyle's attention-deficit-disorder camera work, which renders the world a pop-music fueled, caffeinated frenzy, as hallucinatory as any drug trip.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
12-01-2010 |
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