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TV REVIEW: 'THE STORYTELLER'Now Streaming: Jim Henson's Magical World Of Tall Tales And Higher ThinkingRe-watching The Storyteller reminds us of Jim Henson's true legacy: the idea that imagination can set us free from the bonds of political ideology, and social conformity |
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FILM REVIEW: 'BATMAN BEGINS'Now Streaming: A Legend Is Born - Christopher Nolan's Reimagining Of DC's Dark KnightIn some sense, you can't fully appreciate 'Batman Begins' until you see where Nolan and company were headed with these characters. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'CURE'Now Streaming: Startling Violence, Dreamy Surrealism & Japanese Art-House HorrorWhat's clear is that Kiyoshi Kurosawa is one of the most inspiring writer/directors the world has yet seen. |
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TV REVIEW: 'THE WHITEST KIDS U'KNOW'Now Streaming: Revolutionary Sketch Comedy Troupe Mixes the Absurd with the SubversiveLest they start to sound like pretentious intellectuals, it should be noted that the WKUK seem equally happy to write sketches about thoroughly meaningless material. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'SUPER TROOPERS'Now Streaming: Classic Slapstick Farce Spoofs Cops, Drugs, & Lovable Losers'Super Troopers'' self-awareness doesn't make it meta-comedy. The characters are by no means aware that they're in a farce; but the actors certainly are. |
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FILM REVIEW: 'BREACH'Now Streaming: Chris Cooper Plays Double-Crossing Agent in this Slick Conspiracy ThrillerRobert Hanssen is played by Chris Cooper ('The Town,' 'The Bourne Identity'), who gives him a dour charisma that's wonderful to watch. |