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  • Ils (Them)

    Horror filmmaking, a visualization of things no one wants to happen to them, can be morbidly fascinating, or even lyrical. Tomas Alfredson's Let the Right One In, particularly, told it's story brilliantly and in som…

  • Burn After Reading

    As I write this review, I will attempt to gather my thoughts. This is the kind of film that remains lean at 90-something minutes, but still may take dozens of viewings to catch all that the Coen brothers put into i…

  • Requiem

    When it comes to rating movies, how should a film like Requiem be treated? Taken as entertainment, it is horrible- the viewer waits, sickened by the inevitable conclusion, but when it comes it is still like a po…

  • Zombieland

    The world of "Zombieland" is desolate and filthy, yet still amazingly funny. It caters to Black Comedy number #1- fill the movie wih grime and gore, but keep it distanced from reality to keep the viewers from getti…

  • Mister Foe

    Welcome to the life of Brit teen Hallam Foe (Jamie Bell,) whose many odd habits include using his late mother's makeup as war paint and turning a pair of binoculars on women breastfeeding babies, sexual acts and wh…

  • Transamerica

    "Transamerica" is a perfect example of a departure from the norm- it will leave some people cheering, some more conservative people feeling sick to their stomachs, and others scratching their heads, knowing they ce…

  • The Life Before Her Eyes

    Based on the novel of the same name, written by Laura Kasichke, "The Life Before Her Eyes" is a seriously depressing drama about the harsh aftereffects of a high school shooting, concentrating on the relationship…

  • The Butcher Boy

    A Gut-wrenchingly bleak adaptation of Patrick McCabe's acclaimed novel of the the same name,"The Butcher Boy" chronicles the unhinging of adolescent Francie Brady. At the start, we are told by the now-adult Francie…

  • Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)

    Bleak love story between two lonely twelve-year-olds, one who has been 'twelve for a long time,' is undoubtedly categorized as horror. but is it? Tomas Alfredson's film debut, based on an international bestsel…

  • Running With Scissors

    Bizarre adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' memoir of the same name, "Running With Scissors" records the life of a teenage boy growing up in two wildly dysfunctional families in the 70's. Augusten (skillfully por…