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Brave

July 26, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

Merida and Elinor

Film (2012)
An animated story of a young Scottish lass and her mother in ancient tribal times. The lass is self-possessed but strong-willed. The mother is sedate and composed, but a traditionalist. They have an odyssey together and come to some mutual insights about personal choice and social responsibility.

Beasts of the Southern Wild

July 16, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

Hushpuppy

Film (2012)
Kendall Square Cinema

A mythically tinged epic about the determination of a disenfranchised father and daughter to survive environmental calamity and social disorder – the brutally tough love required to achieve independence, fortitude and relationship within it – and the strength generated by a young, but adept, narrative self.

Take This Waltz

July 16, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

Michelle Williams as Margot and Seth Rogen as Lou

Film (2011)
An attempt to look straightforwardly at a passionate challenge to a young marriage.

Safety Not Guaranteed

July 9, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

Aubrey Plaza as Darius and Mark Duplass as Kenneth

Film (2012)
Kendall Square Cinema

A sweet romantic comedy about vulnerable fringe misfits, with a touch of Back To The Future and The Time Machine thrown in.

To Rome With Love

July 6, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

Ellen Page and Jesse Eisenberg

Film (2012)
Written and directed by
Woody Allen
Kendall Square Cinema

A series of loosely related misadventures, each with its own Allenian flair, adding up to an entertaining farcical travelogue.

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