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Felix was a hermit, who stayed to himself, and kept himself locked up inside to the point that no one knew the truth, in the history, of who he was, and how he got that way.
The reversal of the natural birth to death process offers a curious perspective as a rejected infant overcomes overwhelming obstacles to live a purposeful life.
This is a story that, at first, one may question whether it should even be told. At the end of the film, one realizes that it had to be told, if only to give hope that there can be an unlikely hero.
The film "Leaves of Grass" is less to do with Walt Whitman's opus, and more of a discussion of this aforementioned human condition, and yet still a comedy of sorts.
Timeless tale told well would be an understatement; but, was it told well enough to placate the most ardent critic, who expected far too much? Possibly not.
The apocalypse of men's souls is the theme of this morality play played out upon the bleak landscape of a dying world.
Louis Ives is extra-eccentric, not only in his confused sexuality, but in his recurring fantasy of stepping back in time as Jay Gatsby.
Touching film full of life lessons, with more than its share of unforced humor, “The Blind Side” was easily one of the best films of 2009.
Altogether, Food, Inc. is a must-see for anyone who wants to know a little bit more about where the food they eat actually comes from and the conditions under which it is produced.
The Brainchild of Peter Docter, Bob Peterson and Tom McCarthy, Up is a poignant parody on the adventure of life.
The Hurt Locker, awarded the Oscar for the Best Picture of the Year, is an important film that will be remembered as a perfunctory exposition of the occupation of Iraq in the War on Terror.
In order to rediscover his comedy, Adam Sandler reverted to the worst within the ego of an overindulged former stand-up comedian turned low-brow actor
Julia Child was the most influential culinary author of all time. Julie Powell respected that fact and piggy-backed her ambition on the shoulders of a very big woman.
I think Gerard Butler is a fine actor in the right film and the right script. This was not that film.
Mike Judge, the personafication of hit or miss, writes and directs what will become a comedy classic.
In 208 AD, events were set in place in ancient China that pitched a huge battle between the Northern aggressors upon two provinces in the South, which set the troubled tone for centuries.
Michael Keaton directs his first film and uses the old formula of substance over style to present the quirky fellowship between a hitman and a sweet girl.
For all of you, and your descendents, there is the extreme Jewish fantasy film, "Inglourious Basterds," to quell your immediate hunger for the ultimate revenge for that ultimate transgression.
Tom Hanks reprises his role as symbologist Robert Langdon as he struggles against all odds to save what he has little reverence for - the Vatican.
Jean Shepherd's humorist view a of one family's Christmas skewed toward the bizarre in a very cold northern Indiana - very industrial, very middleclass, and of course, very funny.
The government named these bank robbers "public enemies," with John Dillinger as "Public Enemy No. 1." Ironically, the public saw the government, not the robbers as the real enemy.
"John Adams survives" were the final words of John Adams' nemesis turned enduring confidant, Thomas Jefferson, while the genius Virginian was on his deathbed.
Fairy tales do come true, but oh what a winding and precarious road they can take.
Finally, a romantic comedy that works. I generally do not like romantic comedies. Often they exhibit too little comedy, and are too unbelievable.
Camille was possibly one of the sweetest girls in Kentucky, but she was also possibly the most naive. And don't naive girls deserve some measure of happiness too.
In this prequel to the X-Men series, we learn the origin of Logan (Wolverine) and his brother, Victor Creed, and what happens as their similar fates diverge.
Polish immigrant Leonard Chess wanted a better life, and he built it on the talented backs of some pretty good musicians, like Muddy Waters, Etta James, Howl'n Wolfe, Willie Dixon and Chuck Berry.
Director Henry Selick used 450 animators / technicians and over 50 separate sets to produce an innovative animated film,
Wonderfully acted, with a story that matters about people that matter, as they struggle against the odds to survive with their dignity intact.
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