Month: April 2013

2013 Movie ReviewsMovies

IFFBoston Review: Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING is an entertaining film, and an great Shakespeare adaptation. Both Wheddonites and fans of The Bard should be be pleased.

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2013 Movie ReviewsMovies

IFFBoston Review: ‘The Way Way Back’

THE WAY WAY BACK may take place in the present day, but it has the playful spirit and unbridled optimism of a movie from 20 – 30 years ago.

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IFFBoston Opening Night Review: ‘The Spectacular Now’

THE SPECTACULAR NOW, draws inspiration from John Hughes and Cameron Crowe ‘80s teen flicks, to tell an unabashedly earnest tale of young love.

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2013 Book ReviewsBooks

Book Review: ‘Plague Nation’

Like the cliffhanger at the end of your favorite television show’s season, PLAGUE NATION leaves you dying to find out what happens next.

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Sci-Fi Cinema Did It Better Before ‘Oblivion’

OBLIVION isn’t a remake of anything; although it might as well be. And like most remakes, you’ll feel like the films that it mimics did things better.

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