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THE MESS

By | December 2008

The production values are very polished. It’s a film school sheen, that as I think about it, matches the story’s themes. It’s a suburban life snapshot of why so much anxiety can be over so little…

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THE MESS

Subtext seems at the forefront of writer-director Art D’Alessandro’s short. A middle-aged man in a white shirt and tie comes home from work. Things are...

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NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS

There are nights when I devour a film, slipping myself into the characters and their failures and successes. On other nights, however, I prefer to sink...

DUPLASS BROTHERS BECOME THE “BAGHEAD” BROTHERS

Originally ran on FilmThreat.com on 01/24/08 After a few truly great short films, writer/director brothers Jay and Mark Duplass smacked a homerun with...

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ZOMBIE CHEERLEADING CAMP

This plays like the final class project at a second rate community college. It’s barely worthy of direct-to-video. The story, what little there is,...

DOES SIZE MATTER? THE LONGEST TITLES IN MOVIE HISTORY

Originally ran on FilmThreat.com on 01/11/08 Two of the movies opening this week are unlikely to make an appearance on any “best of 2008” or awards...

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THE BOYS IN THE BAND (DVD)

“The Boys in the Band” holds a curious place in film history. The 1970 film, released one year after the Stonewall Riots, presented the first...

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SWIMMING TO THE MOON

Just in time for the holidays, it’s a short about suicide – wheeeeeeee! A lonely television journalist, Dana Long, eats at a Chinese Restaurant on...

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COYOTE COUNTY LOSER

This is one of those movies where you can almost predict the whole script from five minutes after the opening credits end. It’s further proof that the...

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THE DARK KNIGHT: 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION (DVD)

My favorite shot in "The Dark Knight" doesn't involve Batman crashing through a window or the Bat cycle clearing a path through a row of cars -- it's The...

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P.O.V.

"POV" is a short film shot from the point-of-view of an unseen painting in a gallery as various people pass to and fro, reacting and having life-changing...

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