By now we’ve hopefully gotten past the ridiculous idea that animation is strictly for kids and accepted it as a versatile medium that allows filmmakers the means to tell stories which wouldn’t be physically possible (or would simply be too expensive) with a live-action film. Take Pixar’s astonishing new film, “Inside Out,” whose protagonists are […]
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“They Came Together”
Thus far, it’s been an exceptional summer at the movies. We’ve been lucky enough to have week after week of crowd-pleasing, smart blockbusters of every variety, from family films (“How to Train Your Dragon 2”) to sci-fi (“Edge of Tomorrow”) to superhero (“X-Men: Days of Future Past”) and comedy (“22 Jump Street”), but that non-stop […]
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“We Are the Best!”
There’s an exclamation point added to the title of Swedish auteur Lukas Moodysson’s exuberant coming-of-age comedy, “We Are the Best!” — about three adolescent girls who decide to start a punk rock band — and the signifier couldn’t be more deserved. Set in Stockholm in the early 80’s, the film follows best friends Bobo (Mira […]
