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Killing Them Softly is a hitman allegory about the Great Recessionnew
Killing Them Softly, the new crime caper thriller from writer/director Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford), is set in 2008, during the height of the panic over the U.S. financial collapse and the run-up to Barack Obama's election. I mention this because you might miss that crucial bit of subtext if you're not paying close attention to the excerpts from Obama's election-night speech that are included during the jaggedly edited opening sequence. Or during the centerpiece heist sequence. Or five minutes later when someone has the car radio on. Or pretty much every time anyone in this movie is listening to a radio or watching a television.
Charleston City Paper |
Scott Renshaw |
11-28-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Killing Them Softly
The Evolution of Equalitynew
Are Ohioans ready to recognize my gay marriage?
Cincinnati CityBeat |
German Lopez |
11-28-2012 |
LGBT
The Search for the World's Supermen (and Women) of Memorynew
In meets all over the globe, "memory athletes" converge to outthink one another in a series of mental tasks designed to test the limits of human memory capacity.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
11-28-2012 |
Science
Tags: Memory Athletes, Roddy Roediger
Gimme Eldernew
“I want to show the wrinkles,” 60-year-old photographer Hal Kahn says of his forthcoming show, which consists exclusively of portraits of senior citizens.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
11-28-2012 |
Art
Warrior Artistnew
Artist Jodie Hudson creates art at a prolific rate, despite her deteriorating health
Folio Weekly |
John Citrone |
11-28-2012 |
Features
Tags: Art
New Orleans Music Lawsnew
A new coalition of musicians, club owners and lawyers are working with the city to keep live music going in New Orleans.
Black Friday Forevernew
Let's express gratitude for what makes America great: Capitalism!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
11-28-2012 |
Culture
Tags: Black Friday
A Funny Habitnew
Former ‘Laverne & Shirley’ star is still going for laughs in a prolific career in film, TV and on stage.
Folio Weekly |
Cassidy Roddy |
11-27-2012 |
Theater
Adopting a New Ideanew
The holidays are a good time to take in a stranger.
Folio Weekly |
Denise Reagan |
11-27-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Holiday giving
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Kicked Out of Officenew
Unapologetic mayor vows to appeal decision, dismisses it as "left-wing politics."
NOW Magazine |
Ben Spurr |
11-26-2012 |
Politics
Rah Rah's New Album Garners Cheersnew
The little band from the Canadian prairie is trying to breaking into the American market, and their album might be strong enough to do it.
Boulder Weekly |
David Accomazzo |
11-26-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Summarized Web and Younew
Pressured by consumers' near-infinite selection of news to read, newspapers and other media companies need to consider summaries as the best way to earn clicks.
Chicago Reader |
Asher Klein |
11-26-2012 |
Media
Tags: News Industry, The Internet
Bankers’ Penalty Andrew Dominik’s One-Movie Revolution Comes Calling
One of the ten best films of 2012, Andrew Dominik’s cold-blooded satire of American corporate-political-capitalism cuts through its subject like a freshly sharpened guillotine blade.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
11-26-2012 |
Reviews
The Lying Diseasenew
Why would someone want to fake a serious illness on the internet?
The Stranger |
Cienna Madrid |
11-26-2012 |
Features
Tags: Technology, Internet Hoaxes
Sick Enough to Smokenew
A peek inside Orange County's most exclusive medical-marijuana club, one no one wants to join.
