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Affliction vs. A Simple Plan
These films find disparate people in desperate situations, and the frailty of human standards and spirits.
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USA Film Festival, 2000
Never having been to a festival before, I only knew as much about indie movies as the local Blockbuster would rent me.
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The Millennial Changeover
Part of my “Article of the Month” series in 2000
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“Appalachian Spring”
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Rushmore vs. Election
When they call Election “wicked satire,” they mean it. Rushmore wasn’t half as crass yet twice as funny.
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The Blair Witch Project vs. Pi
That both of these successful films are independent gives one a giddy sense of grass roots pride.
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The Haunting vs. The Blair Witch Project
Ushering in the new millennium of horror movies, one of these films is mighty, the other mediocre.
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Arlington Road vs. The Siege
As if pulp from an unwritten Tom Clancy thriller, The Siege can be unsatisfying, unlike Arlington Road.
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Shakespeare in Love vs. Elizabeth
One is intellectual comedy, the other political intrigue. Both entertain.
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A Stir of Echoes vs. The Sixth Sense
Both films hold in high regard their child characters, two boys who become strong individuals despite unbearable hauntings.
Recent Comments
November 4th
Wow! When is the School Board election?
Çok yararlı bir makale olmuş. Severek takip ediyorum. Teşekkür ederim.
thanks, Carrie!
Wow not what your everyday person could do with a TV. Way to go for a free TV.