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The MITL Mother-In-Law Film Review: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

MITL Mother-in-Law — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:07:16 +0000

Ed. Note: For years, my retired, moviegoing mother-in-law has been texting me capsule reviews of films she’s seen, usually right after she leaves her local theater with her also-retired friends. Awesome, motherly bon mots like “I didn’t look at my watch once.” grace my messaging window with regularity. Well, now the MITL mom-in-law is branching [...]

Extended Family: STORIES WE TELL Film Review

Norm Schrager — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:54:55 +0000

3.5 / 5 stars During the introduction of Sarah Polley’s documentary Stories We Tell, the writer-director’s sister, Joanna, poses the most relevant question: “Who f%*king cares about our family?!” A fair assessment of the project. Anyone would wonder aloud why a general audience would be interested in a warts-and-all look at their own family. (Unless [...]

Not So Novel: THE GREAT GATSBY Film Review

Norm Schrager — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:45:37 +0000

2 / 5 stars You don’t have to be an F. Scott Fitzgerald purist to dislike Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby. It’s easy for anyone to find wrongdoing with this new-look adaptation, even those who embrace co-writer/director Luhrmann’s oft-criticized earlier films (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!) For a guy whose movies celebrate with gleaming glitz, [...]