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Feb 6

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Midnight in Paris

Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris is a delightful piece of comic fantasy. It is, at times, hysterical and touching, a warm ode to a city and a lifestyle of romance, literature, art, sex, and, above all else, love. Allen’s 41st film brims with all of the brightness of his best work, containing thoughts about his legacy and his passion in the midst of a story that is brilliantly funny and warm to the touch.

You can check out the rest of this review at Midnight in Paris Movie Review: A Beautiful Fantasy at Cinema Sentries.

Feb 1

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Wristcutters: A Love Story

Based on Etgar Keret’s short story titled Kneller’s Happy Campers, Wristcutters: A Love Story is a tedious and strange exercise in film. Goran Dukić, a Croatian filmmaker, directed this 2006 comedy-romance-fantasy-whatever. Despite only clocking in at around 88 minutes, this movie feels like a long, disappointing bus ride to an uninteresting destination. And the bus has no bathroom.

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Jan 25

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The Help

The Help is one of those melodramas that most filmgoers have seen a million times before. It’s glossy and the heroes and villains are clear. There is little ambiguity and not much by way of moral wrestling. Perhaps worst of all, this 2011 film is remarkably and unfortunately safe.

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Dec 24

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Love Actually

Love Actually is one of those movies that I’ll throw in when I need an assured boost. The Richard Curtis picture is a favourite of mine because of its barefaced production and lack of guilt. It is a romantic comedy that knows exactly what it’s doing, cruising cheerfully through several stories about love in countless forms.

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Dec 21

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Elf

It’s that time of year where Christmas movies are on damn near every channel and people are generally in the mood for a little holiday cheer when they’re through mauling each other for fancy electronics. In that spirit is Elf, a cheery little comedy directed by Jon Favreau. Now sure, the ending is hokey and that whole Christmas spirit stuff is probably going to irritate the hell out of the curmudgeons and Scrooges in the crowd, but the overall energy and humour of Elf should put smiles on most faces.

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