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AMERICAN SNIPER: A Modern Misfire

Dec 30, 2014 Wade Sheeler 1

Opening the same day as Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken, and carrying the same self-importance and baggage, American Sniper is the unambiguous biography of real-life war hero Chris Kyle, at one time referred to as the “most […]

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UNBROKEN: It Seems I’ve Heard This Song Before

Dec 25, 2014 Wade Sheeler 1

From the moment Unbroken’s opening sequence soars onto the screen, you can feel the audience in rapt attention. It’s World War II, and an American bomber is on a mission over the Pacific Ocean, coming […]

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Maleficent: The Determined Undermining of an Iconic Villain

May 31, 2014 Brandie Ashe 1

Disney’s proclivity for ill-advisedly resurrecting its “glory days” is fully evident in Maleficent, the studio’s new re-imagining of the iconic villain from their 1959 animated fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. In taking a fresh look at the title […]

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