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Fist Fight – Can’t Land a Punch (Guest Review)

JasonFebruary 18, 2017n/a20 min

By: Jason Kerin 2016 had a plethora of “comedies” released within its 12-month period. These included action comedies (Keanu and Central Intelligence), holiday themed comedies (Boo! A Madea Halloween and Office Christmas Party), summer blockbusters (Ghostbusters), more traditional R-rated comedies (Bad Moms, Boss, and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates), and some pretty WTF ones (Sausage Party). Some were good, some were bad, and some were just in-between. Now, with the year of 2017 already in-motion,...

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The Confirmation Review

Guest WriterFebruary 13, 2017n/a5 min

By: CineMuseFilms At one level The Confirmation is a simple and endearing story of a young boy spending a weekend bonding with his recovering-alcoholic father. However, the Catholic ritual in the film’s title and the church confessionals that bookend the film suggest more serious themes. Although labelled a comedy, the story is really a dramatic portrait of the growing distance between traditional notions of morality and the ethical relativities of today’s post-GFC world.

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The Comedian – Unfunny Jokes And Even Worse Characters (Guest Review)

Guest WriterFebruary 5, 2017n/a9 min

With a cast that resembles a 90â€™s crime movie (Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Danny Devito), the director of Ray (Taylor Hackford), and a premise that has been a passion project for all those involved, you would think that The Comedian has everything lined up to be a hit. You would be wrong. Whether it be the unfunny jokes our main character tells, the strange subplots used to fill up time, or the underlying message...

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Mustang Review

Guest WriterFebruary 1, 2017n/a5 min

By: CineMuseFilms Many fairy tales get told again and again, reappearing through the ages under different names and in different places. The ‘innocent children held captive’ is a universal trope that varies only in the type of warden (like ugly stepmother, wicked witch or crazed family) and type of prison (like dungeon, tower or home). We find this trope in Mustang (2015), a film that modernises the tale with several layers of imprisonment that include...

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Elvis & Nixon Review

Guest WriterJanuary 25, 2017n/a5 min

By: CineMuseFilms The single most requested photograph held by the American National Archives is one of Elvis Presley shaking hands with Richard Nixon. That meeting has become the stuff of legend: a past-his-prime rock ’n roll star and an unpopular President, both destined to leave their mark on history for very different reasons. The film Elvis & Nixon (2016) is a humorous historical account of this unlikely encounter between soul-mates from different worlds. But that story...

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