PHILOMENA

By: debbie lynn elias What happens when you take a true, touching, heart-wrenching story more than 50 years in the making, have Steve Coogan and

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THE MOTEL LIFE

By: debbie lynn elias An exploration into sibling relationships set in a world of life on the wrong side of the tracks comes to us

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12-12-12

By: debbie lynn elias Sadly, the timing of release of 12-12-12 couldn’t be more appropriate in light of the recent devastation in the Philippines.  As

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THE ARMSTRONG LIE

By: debbie lynn elias It’s no lie when I tell you THE ARMSTRONG LIE is a powerful piece of filmmaking; an absolutely riveting, compelling and

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THE BOOK THIEF

By: debbie lynn elias THE BOOK THIEF has stolen my heart.  To describe the film in a word, it’s quite simply, MAGNIFICENT. Adapted from the

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ENDER’S GAME

By: debbie lynn elias The world first met young Ender Wiggins back in 1977 when he appeared as the protagonist in a short story written

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BLACK ROCK

By: debbie lynn elias Sarah, Abby and Lou – three best friends, two on the outs, come together for a girl’s weekend on the coast

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TOUCHY FEELY

By: debbie lynn elias TOUCHY FEELY is by far the most emotionally complex of Lynn Shelton’s films.  Delving deeper into structured relationships and scripted story

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BEFORE MIDNIGHT

By: debbie lynn elias Completing the Before Sunrise/Before Sunset trilogy is Richard Linklater’s BEFORE MIDNIGHT.  Returning 18 years after Before Sunrise and nine since Before

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AMERICAN JESUS

By: debbie lynn elias Never has the embracing of pop culture consumerism by religion been so succinctly, and interestingly, explored until AMERICAN JESUS.  While some

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RAW CUT

By: debbie lynn elias There’s a new directorial face on the filmmaking horizon named Zoe Quist and let me tell you, she’s a name we

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