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Abigail F. Schoenberg
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"The Words" Stumbles Over Sentimentality
Despite selling a film whose premise and bill reasonably suggest a good movie, the directors’ screen-time emphasis on canned emotional responses sadly distract from any larger moral to be gained.
Wooden ‘In Time’ is a Waste of Time
There are only so many puns that one can make in a world where an individual’s “time” serves as both “life” and “money,” but “In Time” somehow manages to nail them all. Keeping time, saving time, spending time, take your time, lifetime, killing time—it’s 110 minutes of punning and not much else.
Laura Linney on Balancing a Life in Theater
For Oscar nominee and Emmy Award-winner Laura Linney, visiting Harvard may have felt like coming home. The New York native’s ...
'Machine Gun Preacher' Talks Turnaround
“Machine Gun Preacher” tells the life story of Sam Childers, a drug-dealing biker turned child-saving soldier and teacher of the word of Christ.
Clinical ‘Contagion’ Lacks Character
“Contagion” succeeds as a film about a virus, but not so much as one about people. With ingredients like a stellar cast, a talented writer, exotic locations, an Oscar-winning director, and a proven premise, this movie should have been capable of more than just holding its own.
DisneyNature's 'African Cats' a Stunning Bore
“African Cats” may have been better off as a 30-minute IMAX film to be displayed in science museums instead of being inflated into a dragging full-length feature that desperately reaches for an elusive theme.
Saoirse Ronan Embraces the Eccentric
With her cheerful tone and soft Irish accent, Saoirse—which means ‘freedom’ in Irish and is pronounced ‘Sear-shuh’—is anything but intimidating. She expresses an acute artistic sensibility and an impressively professional demeanor.
The Bashful Oscar Nominee
For such an accomplished filmmaker, Villeneuve—the writer and director of Oscar-nominated "Incendies"—is remarkably self-effacing.
Stoner Movies Available in HOLLIS
Here is a list of the top 5 stoner movies available through Hollis, to be used for your procrastinating pleasure.