comedy
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Rue Mandar (SFJFF Review)
Following the death of their beloved family matriarch, two sisters (Sandrine Kiberlain and Emmanuelle Devos), their brother (Richard...
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Blue Jasmine
It’s always felt like everyone’s been waiting for Woody Allen‘s legendary, ultra-prolific career to inevitably begin sputtering out....
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Red Flag (SFJFF Review)
Alex Karpovsky (most famously known for his work in Lena Dunham’s Girls and Tiny Furniture) plays an (assumedly) extra-neurotic version...
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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Do not be confused by the title, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is by no means a simple...
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This Is the End
Why on earth would this post-modern feminist put a crass, self-referential, bro-mantic apocalypse film in her top 5...
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Crystal Fairy
According to a recent New York Times article, Michael Cera’s latest film, Crystal Fairy, began to shoot when...
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The History of Future Folk
It’s not often I encounter new film genres. There’s nothing new under the sun, right? But a comedic...
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I’m So Excited
Returning to his absurdist comedy roots after taking years off, Pedro Almodóvar keeps it (mostly) playful with his...
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Warm Bodies
With its global distribution earlier this year, Warm Bodies seemed to be just another one of Hollywood’s pumped...
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Much Ado About Nothing
For fun, Joss Whedon likes to hold late-night drunken Shakespeare readings with his friends at his Los Angeles...
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The Kings of Summer
There are a lot of wonderful components at work in Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ feature debut— a savvy, clever screenplay,...
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Computer Chess (Berlinale)
For me personally, Andrew Bujalski’s Computer Chess was one of the most anticipated films at the Berlinale festival....
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Frances Ha
Noah Baumbach, the director of Greenberg and The Squid and the Whale, shows a more comedic side in...
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Reality
Matteo Garrone’s new film Reality is sensationally exciting; constantly alive in a way that a lot of films...
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Spring Breakers
When the news came out that Harmony Korine, director of Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy and Trash Humpers, was making...