Here are three reviews of the most recent films I’ve seen in a theater or on DVD.
The Dark Knight (2008): the comic book film that the comic book dork [me] has been waiting for, supposedly. Director Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Prestige) extends the themes from the excellent franchise reboot Batman Begins, and deftly explores the [...]
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Earlier this week I heard the beginning of Kerri Miller’s interview with Kenneth Turan, a film critic for the Los Angeles Times, on MPR’s Midmorning. Bemoaning the influx of cheesy, “frothy” movies released each summertime, Miller & Turan discussed the fact that so many summer movies are geared toward “13-year-old boys.” Miller expressed particular frustration [...]
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