The Book of Life Filmotomy 2014 in Film
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2014 in Film: Incomparably We Remember ‘The Book of Life’

“Behold, children, the glorious beauty of Mexico!” – The Book of Life Although it is often compared to Disney’s Coco (2017) in a way that…

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Boyhood 2014 in Film Filmotomy
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2014 in Film: Richard Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’ and Moments That Seize You (and Me)

I remember when I first saw Boyhood and experienced my adult self reliving echoes of my childhood. Many films remind us, trigger times in our…

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Endless Love Filmotomy 2014 Review
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2014 in Film: A Somewhat Yawnful Rehash of Scott Spencer’s ‘Endless Love’

For those of us who were kids in the 1980s, Brooke Shields was a goddess. By 1981, she was a world famous model and actress….

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Vote for the Finest Films of 2014

A huge part of celebrating our 10 year anniversary of Filmotomy is the specific focus on 2014 in Film. It has been a while since…

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Film Honors: 2014

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

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