Ananda Dillon
225 articles written by Ananda Dillon
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Band of Robbers (LAFF Review)
This quick-witted comedic update on Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn would make Mark Twain proud.
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Puerto Ricans in Paris (LAFF Review)
Luiz Guzman and Edgar Garcia play with predictable humor in this silly caper comedy.
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Too Late (LAFF Review)
An LA noir shot in five takes is only as good as John Hawkes makes it.
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Madame Bovary
A restless and unnecessary adaptation that manages to flatten an already overplayed tale.
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What to Catch at This Week’s Los Angeles Film Festival
This week is the LA Film Festival and there are more than a few things to look forward to.
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Add a Dash of David Lynch and ‘The Shining’ is Just Weirder
David Lynch's version of 'The Shining' is just a lot more blue and a lot more confusing.
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Forget Crossing Lines, There are No Lines: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5, Episode 9
For 'Game of Thrones' "Valar morghulis" means kills ALL the darlings.
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Everyone Has on Their Serious Faces in Two New ‘True Detective’ Trailers
The HBO gods give two new 'True Detective' trailers without revealing too much.
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Uncertain Terms
Uncertain Terms is just another movie about the egos of men and the minimization of their selfish manipulations.
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Hungry Hearts
A psychologically enthralling look at a couple torn apart by their differing instinctual parenting styles.
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Aloft
A mother-son dynamic is explored in this vaguely fantastical but ultimately hole-riddled film.
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Amy Winehouse Breaks Our Hearts All Over Again in First Trailer for ‘Amy’
Amy Winehouse's career rise and untimely death are given intimate and heartbreaking inspection in the trailer for the highly lauded documentary 'Amy'.
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Post-Weekend News Roundup – May 18
'Mad Men' wraps up, Cannes has boos & applause, and our skin is crawling over the official 'Crimson Peak' trailer.
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Slow West
An excellent first feature from John Maclean is a fairytale Western with a unique comedic self-awareness.
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LA Film Fest Announces 2015 Lineup
The 21st Los Angeles Film Festival announces its complete lineup for the June festival.