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'Safety Not Guaranteed': The Highly Amusing Tale of a Misfit in Search of a Time Travel Companion

James Rutherford

Apr 11, 2020

'Safety Not Guaranteed': The Highly Amusing Tale of a Misfit in Search of a Time Travel Companion

"Safety Not Guaranteed" (2012) is a offbeat and endearing comedy starring Aubrey Plaza as Darius, a Seattle-based magazine intern who...

'Being John Malkovich': An Outlandish and Wonderfully Transgressive Dark Comedy-Fantasy

James Rutherford

Apr 2, 2020

'Being John Malkovich': An Outlandish and Wonderfully Transgressive Dark Comedy-Fantasy

“Being John Malkovich” (1999) is a wildly unconventional and wonderfully transgressive dark comedy-fantasy starring John Cusack as Craig...

‘Source Code’: A Breathtaking, Race-Against-Time Sci-Fi Adventure Thriller

James Rutherford

Mar 27, 2020

‘Source Code’: A Breathtaking, Race-Against-Time Sci-Fi Adventure Thriller

“Source Code” (2011) is a dynamic and remarkably innovative amalgamation of science fiction, action, adventure and thriller elements that...

'The Tree of Life': A Uniquely Metaphysical Treatise on the Lifelong Pursuit of Enlightenment

James Rutherford

Feb 1, 2020

'The Tree of Life': A Uniquely Metaphysical Treatise on the Lifelong Pursuit of Enlightenment

“The Tree of Life” (2011) is an ambitious and profoundly existential human drama that revolves around the O'Brien family of Waco, Texas...

‘What We Do in the Shadows’: An Uproarious, Pitch-Perfect Vampire Mockumentary from New Zealand

James Rutherford

Jan 21, 2020

‘What We Do in the Shadows’: An Uproarious, Pitch-Perfect Vampire Mockumentary from New Zealand

“What We Do in the Shadows” (2015) is a profoundly amusing pseudo-documentary about a coven of vampires residing in Wellington, New...

‘Holy Motors’: The Bizarre and Delightful Escapades of a Mysterious Parisian Operative

James Rutherford

Jan 4, 2020

‘Holy Motors’: The Bizarre and Delightful Escapades of a Mysterious Parisian Operative

“Holy Motors” (2012) is a enticing and wonderfully peculiar fantasy about a mysterious emissary named Oscar (Denis Lavant) who operates...

‘Amélie’: The Delightful, Highly Stylized Exploits of a Fanciful Young Parisian Woman

James Rutherford

Dec 21, 2019

‘Amélie’: The Delightful, Highly Stylized Exploits of a Fanciful Young Parisian Woman

“Amélie” (“Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain”) is a whimsical and charming French comedy-fantasy from 2001 starring Audrey Tautou as...

‘Valhalla Rising’: A Blistering and Darkly Hypnotic Viking Epic from Denmark

James Rutherford

Dec 13, 2019

‘Valhalla Rising’: A Blistering and Darkly Hypnotic Viking Epic from Denmark

“Valhalla Rising” (2010) is a ferocious Danish viking epic set in the year 1096 AD and starring Mads Mikkelsen as One-Eye, a savage deaf...

‘Life of Pi’: An Enchanting Fantasy Tale of Survival, Determination and Enduring Reverence

James Rutherford

Dec 9, 2019

‘Life of Pi’: An Enchanting Fantasy Tale of Survival, Determination and Enduring Reverence

“Life of Pi” (2012) is a vivid and enchanting fantasy film that follows a young man named Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma) who survives a...

‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’: The Boisterous and Dreamlike Adventures of Six-Year-Old Bayou Girl

James Rutherford

Dec 2, 2019

‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’: The Boisterous and Dreamlike Adventures of Six-Year-Old Bayou Girl

“Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012) is the boisterous and surrealistic tale of six-year-old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) and her...

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