Dustin Jansick's Movie Reviews
All movie reviews written by Dustin Jansick
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
It has been said that the history of sushi is so long that nothing new could be invented but that is where the passionate Jiro Ono comes in. Just as the title suggests, Jiro literally dreams of sushi. David...
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Caché
The English title of the film is “Hidden” which accurately describes the film as a whole; there is a hidden camera that uncovers events in the main character’s past that are hidden from his wife. Michael Haneke’s Caché earned...
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Lasse Hallström’s Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is about having faith even if you do not believe in it. That in itself are wise words to live by; but as this film shows, it does not hurt to have...
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Brake
The confinement genre is on an upward trend as of late and you can add another to the list, Brake. The title of the film would have been better suited named Trunk, as the entire film takes place in...
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The Do-Deca-Pentathlon
The Duplass brothers have made quite an impact on indie cinema over the last seven years. As their budgets have increased, so have their fans. Their recent explosion in popularity with studios hindered them from taking this 4 year...
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Surviving Family
Directed by Laura Thies, Surviving Family is an indie film about a dysfunctional family and the struggles of facing the truths behind its troubled past. Accompanying the film is the appropriate tagline, “You can’t escape the family tree.” However,...
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360
From the highly praised director Fernando Meirelles (City of God) comes 360, a film that shows how decisions in life connect a group of strangers to each other. The film is about forks in the road and how your...
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The Loneliest Planet
The Loneliest Planet is an experimental film that observes more than it explains and will ultimately test your patience as a viewer. The film is based on the short story by Tom Bissell entitled, Expensive Trips Nowhere. It definitely...
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Rid of Me
What Rid of Me was supposed to be was a film about a woman who is trying to figure out who she is, what it ends up being is an indie film trying to figure out what it is....
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a film about adapting to new circumstances and learning to trust from the most unexpected places. Converted into a screenplay by Ol Parker based on the novel These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach,...