The Mist
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Review: The Mist (2007)

Every classic horror film has that scene. The scene that defines the experience for a first-time viewer, the scene friends all talk about after it…

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Michael Clayton
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: Michael Clayton

In most films, we’re only aware of the last shot in retrospect. The screen cuts to black, and only then do we process after the…

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Ratatouille
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Ratatouille Movie Review: It’s Delicious!!

In one of the most memorable sequences of Ratatouille,one of the film’s characters, Anton Ego (Peter O’Toole), who is one of Paris’s most influential food…

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Jesse James
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

There is a shot early on in Andrew Dominik’s 2007 film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford which must be on…

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The Bourne Ultimatum
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: The Bourne Ultimatum

There’s an exact moment, about 20 minutes in, when you realize The Bourne Ultimatum is a great movie. And it involves Matt Damon yelling at…

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Enchanted
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: Enchanted

Today when we watch the latest given to us by Disney, it is easy to become a bit jaded with how self aware they have…

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Away From Her
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: Away From Her

The thing that comes back to me as I think about a film like Away from Her is the snow. Snow feels like it’s flooding…

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The Orphanage
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: El Orfanato / The Orphanage

Horror is one of my favorite genres. This was not true a few years back, when I was still a kid and was easily scared…

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Filmotomy Podcast 74: Rewind to Some Alternative Movies From 2007

FilmInquiry’s Kevin Lee becomes the next first-timer on the Filmotomy Podcast. He joins hostess Bianca Garner, writer Joel Melendez, and Editor Robin Write. This week’s…

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Zodiac
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Zodiac (2007) Movie review: Stranger than fiction…

Mark Twain once wrote, “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; truth isn’t.” Zodiac is pretty…

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Superbad
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: Superbad

Superbad is more than just a film. It’s a nostalgia-filled, coming-of-age time capsule. And it’ll always be funny. It’s been 12 years and it still…

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Persepolis
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: Persepolis

Persepolis redefines what a war movie, a coming-of-age drama, an animated picture can look like. It seems only fitting that a film about identity, and…

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The Simpsons Movie
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: The Simpsons Movie

I feel like I’m one of the lucky ones because I remember when The Simpsons first premiered. Not only that, but I feel the show was made…

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Rewind – 2007 in Film: Lust, Caution

Clocking in at a run-time of 156 minutes, Lust, Caution is a film that demands a lot of your time and attention. This isn’t a…

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