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Saving Paradise
Saving Paradise stars Michael (William Moseley) as a ruthless corporate raider who is forced to return to his small town when he inherits his father’s nearly bankrupt pencil factory. Managed by his...
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Language Lessons
At the heart of Language Lessons is a love story about two people who, more often than not, can’t even find a way to connect with one another. Whether it be technical issues or Adam’s (Mark Duplass)...
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In the new film Best Sellers, Lucy Standbridge (Aubrey Plaza) has inherited her father’s publishing house, and the ambitious would-be editor has nearly sunk it with failing titles. She discovers she...
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How many walks does it take to fall in love? 23 Walks answers this question and is a heart-warming comedy/drama about finding love later in life. Dave and Fern, two older strangers, have been bruised...
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The Gig is Up
Bike graveyards. The first image from the film The Gig is Up shows a pile of brightly colored ride-sharing bikes in Shenzhen, China. As the camera tracks backward, the small pile turns into hundreds...
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Castle Falls
December is finally here. Time to bask in the glory of that most wonderful of holidays. Christmas? Not a chance! I’m talking about the glory of Dolphmas! What is Dolphmas, you ask? It is the...
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Last Words
Is a post-apocalyptic utopian film possible? The world in 2086. Europe is a vast desert. Africa and the Americas are under the Red Sea. There is no more nature. Only powdered nutrients in tin cans for...
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Salt in My Soul
Salt in My Soul tells the remarkable story of Mallory Smith, whose memoirs by the same name were published posthumously to offer equal parts solace and sobering reality as she details her life with...
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After screening the documentary Salt in My Soul (read my review here), I was able to sit down with director Will Battersby and Mallory’s mother, Diane Shader-Smith, to discuss their continued efforts...
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Shortbus
John Cameron Mitchell’s 2006 sexual epic, in theme not in runtime, Shortbus might be one of those few marvels that is somehow timelier in the 15 years that have passed since it was originally...
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