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WELLNESS

By | November 2008

2008 AFI FEST FEATURE! “Wellness” is like a classic tale of American struggle and woe, almost a low-fi “Death of a Salesman” (and that’s not giving anything away)…

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WELLNESS

When I was a kid of 12 or 13, I had a job selling newspaper subscriptions door to door. Each day we’d meet our driver at 6:00pm, pile into his old...

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THE DRIFT

Kelly Sears' "The Drift" is visually notable for its use of pictures and images from magazines and newspapers, re-purposed and animated, to create a new...

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TANAREXIA

"Tanarexia" tells the hybrid narrative-mockumentary tale of Johnny, a young man addicted to tanning. Of course, Johnny has never been to the beach and...

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JUST ACT NORMAL

"Just Act Normal" is fun for its nonsensical nature, though I'm sure it could turn off more than a few people on account of being awkwardly...

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Inspired by a true story, "Buckets" is about Kamel, a bucket-drumming street performer in Los Angeles. Kamel plays buckets on Hollywood Blvd, hustling for...

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DEADGIRL

Two friends, J.T. and Rickie, sneak into an abandoned mental hospital after school for a little trespassing, beer drinking and mayhem, only to find a naked...

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IMAGINADORES

"Imaginadores" is a documentary focusing on the Argentinian comic book industry from the Golden Age of the '40-'60s to the magazine compilation days of the...

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LAW & ORDER: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE

In its almost 20 years on TV, the "Law & Order" brand has garnered a laughably large number of spin-offs, and writer/director Mark Porro's parody – "Law...

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THE COLOR HONEYMOONERS: COLLECTION 4 (DVD)

Let me preface this review by stating that I am a hardcore “The Honeymooners” fan. Growing up I lived with a mother and father who ate, slept and...

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OTHER TURBANS

"Other Turbans" continues Darrin Martin's series of video shorts about his experiences of hearing loss. This piece covers his recovery from a surgical...

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