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Girls Gone Wild — Spring Breakers
So, yeah, Harmony Korine. Love him or hate him, Korine is one of those filmmakers everyone has an opinion about. Is he a visionary genius? An overrated hack? Whatever he is, one thing is certain: His movies arouse such polarizing opinions because they are typically pretty odd. And his latest flick, Spring Breakers, might just [...]
Follow the Yellow Brick Raimi — Oz the Great and Powerful
The land of Oz has been visited on screen many times since its creation in 1900 by author L. Frank Baum. But not since Judy Garland’s visit in 1939 has this fantastical realm been rendered as magically as it is in Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful. Of course, it takes more than great [...]
What’s Old Is New Again — Rise of the Planet of the Apes
What if humans weren’t on top anymore? Sure, we rule now, but what if something came along and disturbed the established order? That’s the question that ran through my mind as I watched director Rupert Wyatt’s splendid new movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes. A film that acts as both a reboot of [...]