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Nightcrawler 2014
By David Stout
Dan Gilroy’s directorial debut, Nightcrawler, presents thought-provoking issues through gritty, realistic visuals and a great performance by Jake Gyllenhaal. The film follows Lou Bloom, an unemployed self-starter, as he discovers “the underground world of Los Angeles freelance crime journalism.”
Gyllenhaal’s character and performance stand above all else when first watching this film. Lou Bloom’s calculated, deadpan approach to life’s issues are used as an extreme to highlight the results oriented direction organizations such as news media strive…Translated from by -
Weekend at Bernie's 1989
Weekend at Bernie’s (1989) was practically made to be the ultimate college student procrastination film. The movie itself starts off with one of its main characters struggling to get work done and actively seeking out distractions.
This film has been excessively referenced in pop culture (for example, “Weekend at Barney’s” on How I Met Your Mother) and I for one deem it worthy of the hype. Starring Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo’s Fire, Pretty in Pink) as slacking insurance company worker…
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Bicycle Thieves 1948
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
By Zach Ewell
Bicycle Thieves was a well done movie. Its ability to shoot on location and capture the everyday struggles of a bellow middle class family was fantastic. Its combination of casting well developed actors with unprofessional extras, I believe helped bring out the complex environment that was post word war two Italy.
Although from a far, looking vary bland, Bicycle Thieves takes on the form of a social/ political commentary as its audience is forced to sit and…
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