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January 23, 2018 Matthew Jones

Review: No Escape (2015) ★★

One aspect of violent revolutions that is easily overlooked in our history lessons is collateral damage, or more specifically, the

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January 21, 2018 Matthew Jones

10 Absurdist Films for Philosophy Students

What is an Absurdist film? Absurdism, as outlined primarily in the works of Albert Camus, refers to the contradictory nature

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January 14, 2018 Matthew Jones

Review: The Little Hours (2017) ★★★½

There is a popular trend that has worked its way through the comedy world for years, and now it has

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January 11, 2018 Matthew Jones

Review: Cama Adentro (Live-In Maid, 2004) ★★★★½

Some filmmakers try and fail to capture the day-to-day struggles of both the rich and poor, ending up with something

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January 4, 2018 Matthew Jones

Review: The Disaster Artist (2017) ★★★★

Like most people who watched The Room (2003), I found myself completely fascinated with Tommy Wiseau, the enigmatic star and

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January 3, 2018 Matthew Jones

Review: Top Secret! (1984) ★★★

Looking back at parody films through the years, I’ve come to realize that there isn’t much that can be said

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December 31, 2017 Matthew Jones

Review: The Big Sick (2017) ★★

As a longtime fan of Kumail Nanjiani’s standup, I had high hopes for The Big Sick, maybe too high. In

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December 29, 2017 Matthew Jones

Review: The Best Offer (La Migliore Offerta, 2013) ★★

Our expectations play a huge part in how we evaluate a film. This is somewhat unfair to the filmmaker, who

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December 23, 2017 Matthew Jones

Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) ★★★★

A difficult part of writing a review for The Killing of a Sacred Deer is that it is almost impossible

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December 20, 2017 Matthew Jones

Review: The Maid (La Nana, 2009) ★★★★

It is not easy to infuse comedy into a story revolving around class differences, especially without succumbing to crass jokes

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December 17, 2017 Matthew Jones

Review: Victoria and Abdul (2017) ★½

Over the last few years, studios have been practically tripping over themselves to release new, pseudo-progressive “feel-good” movies, generally focusing

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Time of the Wolf (2003)
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December 17, 2017 Matthew Jones

Review: Time of the Wolf (Le Temps Du Loup, 2003) ★★★½

Anyone who has seen a Michael Haneke film has a pretty good understanding of his style. His camera always takes

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December 16, 2017 Matthew Jones

Review: What Happened to Monday? (2017) ★★

Dystopian science fiction is a genre that requires full commitment from the director, the actors, and perhaps most importantly, the

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December 15, 2017 Matthew Jones

Review: Butterfly on a Wheel (Shattered, 2007) ★½

While thrillers are not generally my favorite kind of film, there are a number of very well-made and entertaining entries

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December 13, 2017 Matthew Jones

Review: The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) ★★★★

Whenever a film addresses sex in a way that is neither prudish nor sensationalized, it should be lauded as something

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December 10, 2017 Matthew Jones

Review: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) ★

As petty as it may seem, I get a sense of vindictive pleasure when a huge, exorbitantly expensive blockbuster like

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December 9, 2017 Matthew Jones

Review: Silent Hill (2006) ★½

It is apparently very difficult to make a quality film that is based on a video game franchise. Uwe Boll

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