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What connects all of the characters in Disconnect is their overreliance on technology. What makes the film such a piercing, sobering, and compelling cautionary tale of paranoia and impersonal communication is that this is the world we’re living in now. … Continue reading
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Years ago, the first version I ever saw of The Empire Strikes Back was a VHS copied from a television airing. Following the film was a 45 minute interview with George Lucas conducted by Roger Ebert. Lucas is notoriously shy, … Continue reading
Roger Ebert has passed away. I found out while texting a friend. A CNN news blurb popped up before I could send it. There was a sizable sentence but the only words that mattered were “Roger Ebert” and “died” or “passed away” … Continue reading
“That’s all for this week. Until next week, the balcony is closed.” From 2000 onward, this phrase became a staple of my weekend. Watching Ebert & Roeper in my kitchen with my mother was my first exposure to film criticism … Continue reading
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Tagged Gene Siskel, John Mellancamp, Nick DeNitto, Richard Roeper, Roger Ebert
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Can you all believe that it’s been over a decade since the 9/11 attacks? I still remember finding out about them when I came home from school. Our teachers managed to keep news of the attacks from us, and none … Continue reading
In the new rom com Ruby Sparks, Zoe Kazan stars as an unlikely dream girl, conjured off of the page and into real life by a lonely novelist. After writing a bestseller, Calvin Weir-Fields (Paul Dano) suffers from writer’s block, … Continue reading
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When a film is based upon a novel, you know it has potential. The story is well enough to cross over into the other medium, but it still requires an excellent screenplay and actors up for the challenge. The Little … Continue reading
There’s something really special about short films. There’s a lot of talent involved in getting across an entire story and getting the audience invested in just a short amount of time. It’s easy to love character over 2 hours and … Continue reading
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