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Category: Movie Review

Unreal Man of Steel

In the first moments of Man of Steel I was completely engaged. On screen I saw Krypton like never before. A tangible, real(ish) world, filled with truly alien terrain, beasts, and headdresses. Russell Crowe deftly carries us through this awe inspiring prologue with the skill we’ve come to expect from him. I could watch a…
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“Before Midnight” and Emotional Catharsis

In Before Sunrise, Jesse was a young American about to wrap up a lengthy vacation in Europe when on his last night, he met Celine on a train passing through Vienna on its way to Paris. Scintillating conversation gave way to enchanting romance and they got off the train to spend one magical night hanging…
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What to Watch: “Shame” on HBO GO

“Shame” is a 2011 film by Steve McQueen starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, whom you might recognize better as young Magneto (X-Men: First Class) and Daisy Buchanon (The Great Gatsby), respectively. Brandon (Fassbender) is a rather successful thirty-something working in a nondescript, modern New York office with a rather pig-headed best friend / boss.…
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The Red Badge of Savagery – “Star Trek Into Darkness” Review

Early on in Star Trek Into Darkness Kirk engages some Klingons in a rather brutal shoot out complete with fisticuffs. Kirk is left with one of the few indications that anyone in the future bleeds: a small cut on his right cheek. The cut is looks like an inverted “V” and suspiciously like the insignia for…
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The Surprisingly Pretty Good Gatsby

I’ve preemptively complained about Baz Luhrmann‘s take on The Great Gatsby to anyone who would listen (especially here). Produced by Jay-Z, the soundtrack was littered with his friends and family and primarily hip-hop artists with a few other randomly popular “indie” artists like Sia or Florence & the Machine – which frankly just seems absurd. I…
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The Resurrection of Tony Stark

**WARNING MILD SPOILERS INBOUND** I usually hate it when someone starts out a review with some sweeping generalization of an idea, but I’m about to do it. I just wanted you to know that I’m upset with myself for doing it. Shields protect us, but they also weigh us down. Ok, that’s out of the…
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Oblivion in Brief

How did Oblivion open? I was going to start this review with a quick summary of some of the images from the opening. I think they were pretty to look at, but I cannot recall what they were. I’m pretty sure Tom Cruise spoke to us over those images, filling us in on what we…
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“Admissions” from the Eyes of Someone Who’s Worked in the Field

Once upon a time during the best summer I’ve had to date, not only was I fortunate enough to live with my Snippets co-blogger, but I also had the great pleasure of being chosen amongst over one-hundred applicants to represent Providence College as a “Summer Student Admissions Worker”. For me, it felt like I had…
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“Perks of Being a Wallflower”: Charming, Endearing, and Every Other Wholesome Word that I Know

A quiet, awkward teenager is the last student in the classroom. His favorite teacher is seated behind his desk. The man smiles and says a quick goodbye as the boy walks past. The boy stops, hesitating near the door with his mouth half open. It takes a bit of courage for him, but he manages…
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The Dark Knight Rises Review

There was a game I played quite often as a child. I would don my very own cape and cowl and pull on a black shirt, emblazoned with a yellow oval surrounding the symbol of the bat. I would dash around the house, vanquishing invisible foes in a flurry of martial arts and imagined gadgets.…
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