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Venkatesh Maha’s Drama Meets Satyadev’s Magic in ‘Rao Bahadur’
Director Venkatesh Maha’s ‘Rao Bahadur’ creatively explores themes of oppressive patriarchal legacy through magical realism and a stellar performance from Satyadev Kancharana.
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Can Everyone Just Calm Down About ‘Supergirl’?
‘Supergirl’ might be a mediocre movie, but it hardly marks the death of female superhero cinema, as some on the internet might claim.
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‘Disclosure Day’ Masterfully Made But Misses Spielberg Classic Status
Steven Spielberg brings his signature sense of wonder to Disclosure Day, along with John Williams’ score and Janusz Kaminski’s cinematography, but the sci-fi story doesn’t quite live up to the sum of its parts.
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Big Screen ‘Backrooms’ An Unsettling But Uneven Debut for Kane Parsons
Kane Parsons becomes the latest (and youngest) in the YouTuber-to-horror-filmmaker pipeline with the A24 adaptation of his Backrooms liminal space series.
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Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ a Humorous and Harrowing Horror Story
YouTuber-turned-filmmaker Curry Barker’s Obsession is like Get Out for “nice guys”, blending funny, disturbing, and highly entertaining horror with surprisingly impactful themes.
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Speaking of Jemaine Clement…
Since I posted the review of Eagle vs Shark, I thought I should also include this video of Bret and Jemaine of Flight of the Conchords at this year’s CES.
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Delightfully awkward ‘Eagle vs Shark’ now on DVD
Eagle vs Shark, a brilliant comedy from New Zealand director Taika Waititi and featuring Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords is now on DVD. The film plays like a New Zealand version of Napoleon Dynamite with amped up awkwardness and stellar performances all around. read more | digg story
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Delightfully awkward ‘Eagle vs Shark’ now on DVD
Eagle vs Shark, a brilliant comedy from New Zealand director Taika Waititi and featuring Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords is now on DVD. The film plays like a New Zealand version of Napoleon Dynamite with amped up awkwardness and stellar performances all around.
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D-listers unite for ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ on NBC
The Celebrity Apprentice made its debut last night on NBC. The cast included some famous faces as well as individuals who could barely be called “celebrities”. In the first challenge, the teams ran hot dog carts in New York and tried to raise money for charity. *Review contains spoilers* read more | digg story
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D-listers unite for ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ on NBC
The Celebrity Apprentice made its debut last night on NBC. The cast included some famous faces as well as individuals who could barely be called “celebrities”. The most horrifying contestant has got to be Omarosa. In the first challenge, the teams ran hot dog carts in New York and tried to raise money for charity.…
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Trashwire rings in 2008 with new layout
In 2002, Trashwire.com was just a little Tripod website where my friends and I posted weird news stories. In the past five years, we have grown to become an entertainment news and pop culture commentary site, added a blog, created YouTube videos, and covered everything from Lindsay Lohan to Leopard for Mac. The site has…
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Candy light bulbs bring holiday cheer
The dollar store can be a magical place. At first glance, it can seem like a shop filled with cheap crap that was probably made by little slave children in some foreign country, things that didn’t sell when they were in a real store, damaged or slightly askew goods, and lame little trinkets that make…
