No Moldy Peaches Here ***

May 14, 2009 by

In essence, Peaches is a woman, playing as a man who is dressed as a woman. "You're staring at my ass / and my beard / and my moustache," she taunts on "Serpentine," a track from her latest album, I F...
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“Terra” is a Rarity Among Kids’ Films

May 7, 2009 by

"Battle for Terra 3D" is an imaginative children's film about a race of aliens who make first contact with a new species -- humans. Humans have abandoned Earth after destroying the ecosystem during i...
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Controversial “Bashir” To Screen at Campbell

April 30, 2009 by

There are few topics more divisive and polarizing on our campus than that of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Even half a world away, this subject is something that almost no one is willing ...
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Quick Takes:

April 23, 2009 by

Watching "Crank: High Voltage" is like seeing a porn star strapped with dynamite launched out of a cannon into a brick wall: loud, dumb, gratuitous and delightfully offensive.
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No Chance of Parole *

April 16, 2009 by

Stop me if you've heard this one before: A naïve and rage-filled man date rapes a girl so schnockered that she doesn't realize the vomit on her blouse is her own. He pounds away at her until he n...
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“Dragonball” Zzzzzzz… *

April 16, 2009 by

Over the holiday weekend, I found myself cornered at the Passover Seder table by a cousin (aged five-and-three-fourths years old) who seemed determined to tell me a story.
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A Monstrous Monstrosity *

April 2, 2009 by

“Monsters Vs. Aliens.” Stop and think about that for a minute. Monsters. Versus. Aliens. If that title doesn’t give your inner 10-year old boy a seizure of awesome, I don’t kno...
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Pure, Unadulterated No Age

March 5, 2009 by

Every generation claims that rock is dead. And every generation has been wrong. Someone always comes around. Whether it's Jimi Hendrix, Axl Rose or Kurt Cobain, there is always someone with a new spin...
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Not Exactly Child’s Play *****

February 26, 2009 by

There is something to be said for taking risks. Without great risk, there can be no great reward. Sometimes that risk leads you to something average like "Keeping Up with the Steins"; other times, it ...
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“Friday the 13th” to the Nth Degree **

February 26, 2009 by

You already know if you want to see "Friday the 13th" or not. If you can hum or pant the iconic score, you might very well enjoy the movie. But if it takes more than blood, tits and hockey masks to ge...
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Actually Lily, It IS You ***

February 19, 2009 by

When Lily Allen burst onto the scene in 2006 with her iconic, ska-fueled hit, "Smile," she became the first person to transcend Internet stardom and become an honest-to-god pop idol. Her debut record,...
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FILM: A Stop-Motion Scarytale *****

February 12, 2009 by

As a child, everything is magical. The wind can whisper messages. There is no question but that you are special and magical, and very likely, a lost prince or princess from some far-off land. And that...
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SBIFF ’09: “Ink” Is Stained With Promise **

February 12, 2009 by

"Ink" is a frustrating movie. It is generally idiotic but has brief moments of genius, totally half-baked but kind of fascinating, a cheap knockoff of other films but also surprisingly filled with ing...
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SBIFF ’09: Twisted Pleasure *

February 12, 2009 by

As a rule of thumb, anyone who claims to do something in order to "protect the children" is more than likely ethically bankrupt and morally repugnant. I really should have known better than to go see ...
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