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Day: April 3, 2015

Review: While We’re Young

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) The first thing we see in While We’re Young are excerpts from Henrik Ibsen’s The Master Builder.  “I’ve become so disturbed by younger people, they upset me so much that I’ve closed my doors,” a man says, and the response to his fear of youth comes just as… Read More Review: While We’re Young

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Review: Pretend We’re Kissing

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) After closing the Canadian Film Fest, and winning their award for “Most Awkward Sex Scene,” the charming romance Pretend We’re Kissing is opening at the Carlton today, and will also be playing at Landmark Cinemas across the country.  This is the sort of homegrown film that has the… Read More Review: Pretend We’re Kissing

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Review: Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The 1996 film Fargo is one of the most iconic movies of the past twenty years, and an achievement that is nearly impossible to replicate.  Now the Coen Brothers classic has received an offbeat followup of sorts in the unlikely form of Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, an arthouse curiosity… Read More Review: Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

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