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  • Movie Review: “Zero Dark Thirty” (Kathryn Bigelow, USA 2012)

    After years of directing nondescript action films, Kathryn Bigelow exploded into prominence with her painful, suspenseful depiction of soldiers deployed in Iraq in The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, USA 2008), which eventually took home Academy Awards for Best Picture, her own direction, and Mark Boal’s screenplay.* I was not so impressed with the film, which…

  • Movie Review: “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (Benh Zeitlin, USA 2012)

    For a small-budget film with a first-time director in director/co-screenwriter Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild received immense attention and acclaim. However, much of it was centered on child star Quvenzhané Wallis and the film’s depiction of a particular small, impoverished sect of society. That made me question whether the film actually deserved praise,…

  • Movie Review: “Argo” (Ben Affleck, USA 2012)

    Let’s start with something that everyone should understand before going in: This film is a political film. It is 100% intended to help Barack Obama win re-election. It’s a jingoistic film meant to say, “Oh, look how awesome the USA is! And how peaceful solutions work! And how Muslims are capable of self-sacrifice and bravery…