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EXCUSE ME

By | January 2011

2011 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SHORT FILM SELECTION! And anyone who cannot guess the too-obvious closing joke well before the halfway mark deserves a wet noodle slap…

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EXCUSE ME

The set-up of Duncan Birmingham’s short “Excuse Me” is pure sitcom vulgarity: while in the throes of orgasm, a guy mumbles a name that does not...

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THE GUARD

So, it turns out that the funniest thing you’ve ever seen is an Irish police sergeant flicking the toe of a corpse in the morgue and then smelling his...

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PARIAH

Alike (Adepero Oduye) is a 17-year-old lesbian virgin whose life, like the lives of many 17-year-olds, is split between two existences. Her friends know...

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MEEK’S CUTOFF

There are many ways to describe what is happening onscreen during Kelly Reichardt’s terrific new film “Meek’s Cutoff,” but every time I try and...

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KNUCKLE

Irish filmmaker, Ian Palmer, spent fourteen years of his life documenting the embittered feud between a number of different groups of Irish travelers. ...

FILMS GONE WILD: SUNDANCE 2011 – ROUND TWO, “YOU CAN’T SOLVE ALL T

James Faust, Artistic director of DALLAS IFF unwittingly serves as my alarm clock this morning as he carefully tries to climb down from upper bunk bed....

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SING YOUR SONG

Exiting the theater after watching “Sing Your Song” my husband turned to me with an exhausted look on his face and said, “Well, I’m convinced Harry...

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SUNDANCE 2011: THE STRANGER FROM FINLAND

Film festivals are unique animals. After years and years on the festival circuit, I find my guard to be down in situations that normally would necessitate...

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INCENDIES

This review was originally published on September 12, 2010 Denis Villeneuve's latest film is a spectacular experience; the type of epic family mystery...

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SASQUATCH BIRTH JOURNAL 2

This film consists of one none-too-funny joke presented in four-and-a-half grueling minutes. A large bipedal figure that looks like a man in a...

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