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Film Review: Downsizing (2017)

At the beginning of Downsizing, we’re asked to imagine two things. The first is that world is on the brink of ecological disaster and…

Film, Oscar contenders February 20, 2014 July 9, 2014

Film Review: Nebraska (2013)

by Mark Hewitt

On a distinctly un-beautiful Montana overpass, we see the mass of an aged man buckling towards camera. The panorama is unexceptional and almost indistinguishable…

Film, Oscar contenders January 17, 2012 January 17, 2012

Film Review: The Descendants (2011)

by James Madden

Alexander Payne’s latest dramedy The Descendants delves into problematic territory with an exploration of infidelity in a time of turmoil.