This land was your land

This land was your land

Let's be thankful that Native Americans let us romanticize them on the silver screen! But let's have the grace to be ashamed of it as well!...

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A Brief History of Violence: Inglourious Basterds, District 9, and a show that makes me delightfully ill

A Brief History of Violence: Inglourious Basterds, District 9, and a show that makes me delightfully ill

In the last month or so, I have seen two bloody, gory, sickeningly violent movies, one of which I loved and one of which I hated. Then later I made a solemn vow which came back to bite me in the ass. ...

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Australia: It won’t kill you

Australia: It won’t kill you

I have mixed feelings about Baz Luhrmann, the director of this Thanksgiving's big epic monster, Australia....

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Rachel Getting Married: Wah Wah

Rachel Getting Married: Wah Wah

As I write this, I don't "know" who the next president will be. I'm trying really hard to not think about the bottle of champagne I have in the fridge and instead force myself to think about friggin' ...

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Transsiberian: Trip of a lifetime!

Transsiberian: Trip of a lifetime!

Ladies and gentlemen, Transsiberian finally made its way transamerica (whoa, another movie) to Richmond, VA amid accolades and fanfare and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of like 5000. And I could not be mo...

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There Will Be Blood: A Nice Clean Drama This Is Not

There Will Be Blood: A Nice Clean Drama This Is Not

Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007 4.5 stars Paul Thomas Anderson, acclaimed director of quirky hits such as Magnolia, Boogie Nights, and Punch-Drunk Love, has finally struck oil instead of silver with There ...

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Atonement: A First World Tragedy in Three Acts

Atonement: A First World Tragedy in Three Acts

Joe Wright, 20074.5 stars (from my review at RVAnews) I’m upset because it’s probably not feasible to watch Atonement every day. Seeing it in theaters, certainly, is impractical after three or fou...

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