Lars and the Real Girl
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Rewind – 2007 in Film: Lars and the Real Girl

The romantic comedy genre is one that almost by necessity feels as though it follows a specific template. And most of its films can be…

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Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Drive, 2011

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Drive, 2011 Prix de la mise en scène…

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Recalibrating the Oscar Expectations for First Man

I was so excited when I first heard that Damien Chazelle’s follow up to La La Land would be another collaboration with Ryan Gosling, depicting…

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Review: La La Land

To boot, I loved almost all the separate components of the film individually but I didn’t love the resulting bundle. Aesthetically, my eyes were gently caressed…

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