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Review: Dirty Girl (2011)

by Amanda Chen

Dirty Girl takes place in 1987 Oaklahoma, but it looks like the writer/director Abe Sylvia is still clinging on to the 70’s in Danielle (Juno Temple)’s colorful wardrobe. She accurately depicts a maturing woman who thinks getting her way...

Review: Our Idiot Brother

by Amanda Chen

By the very presence of 'idiot' in the title, one might incorrectly surmise that they would be in for another obnoxious, crude and disappointingly flat viewing experience with Paul Rudd's latest film, Our Idiot Brother. But, surprisingly that...

Review: One Day

by Amanda Chen

As a true fan of tear-filled romances in the likes of Titanic and The Notebook, I held high hopes for One Day. The film follows the lives of a poor, four-eyed political activist and aspiring poet, Emma Morley (played...

Review: Final Destination 5

by Amanda Chen

We obviously can’t have a scary movie in this century without huge explosions, flying objects and blood squirting in our faces. Right from the beginning, Final Destination 5 obnoxiously boasts its expensive technological advances in CGI with an excruciatingly...

Review: The Help

by Amanda Chen

Oh Law, we gone done it again. Don’t worry, The Help doesn't sing like the Oprah show. Sure, we’re going back in time to 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, but don’t expect a sob story written out with sour tears and...

Review: The Change-Up

by Amanda Chen

My expectations for The Change-Up were set, like many unsuspecting TTC riders, by the cutesy ads that have smeared our subways for the past several weeks: Ryan Reynolds, our sexy and dangerous protagonist, switches lives with Jason Bateman, the...

Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love

by Amanda Chen

Crazy, Stupid, Love does a great job at exposing the ridiculous, nonsensical elements of relationships that occur in the 21st century. This film isn’t just for laughs, although there are fantastic comedic moments. The movie opens with Emily (Julianne...