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Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop is a can’t miss
Remember when Conan O’Brien was hosting the “Tonight Show,” then a few months later he wasn’t? If you’ve ever wondered what people at the top do when they fall down, if you’re a sucker for tales of…
The Help charms and inspires as one of 2011's best pictures
This film was already earning gossip buzz before the final product ever hit the screen or even made it out in screener form to any film critic. That’s because the book that spawned the cinematic version of…
The Beaver allows the perfect entrance for Mel Gibson back into our cinematic consciousness
When The Beaver was first announced with a trailer and corresponding release in theatres, much of the commentary for the film centered upon the similarities between the protagonist and the actor behind him. Just as Walter Black,…
Hesher: The main problem with the slice-of-life dramedy is the titular character
When I was 12-years-old, I heard metal for the first time. Not the MTV crap, but real, growling metal. Every chance I got I was on MP3.com – that was the PureVolume.com of the late 90s, early…
Meet the Overlooked Midwest in the Underrated Film 45365
Rural Midwest towns have gotten a lot of pop culture love of late. Glee, The Middle and Parks and Recreation are each set in a small – real or fictional – town in Ohio or Indiana. While…
The Price of Sex is a powerful, personal story that needs to be told
As an American citizen, I’ve come to realize that my social security number came with an option that provides me shelter from a lot of the world’s problems. I guess that’s why I occasionally enjoy watching movies…
Sawdust City
On a cold Thanksgiving afternoon, Pete Church returns to his frostbitten hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin in search of his father, the town drunk. Having no idea where to begin, he calls on his townie brother, Bob,…
The Silence Of Love is an admirable entry into the rom-com genre
On the third of four Fridays at the 16th annual Boston French Film Festival at the city’s Museum of Fine Arts, The Silence of Love played to an almost-full theatre whose audience responded with plenty of laughter…
Weathered
People deal with the loss of a loved one in many different ways. Some fill their time with endless chores to hide behind the pain; others may seek the emotional support of those they love. With their…
Here And There
From the outset of Here and There, as we watch unshaven, unkempt protagonist Robert arise from slumber in a packed-up New York apartment, the film’s other locale, Serbia (the “there” to the “here,” or vice versa), is…