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Movie Review: The Achievers: The Story of the Lebowski Fans

This documentary follows The Achievers, a group of fans who idolize the movie The Big Lebowski and meet annually to share favorite lines, camaraderie, and party together. The Achievers starts as a small local meeting that brought out 150 fans, growing to Lebowski Fests across America. Fans dress in costume as The Dude, Walter, Jesus, [...]

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Movie Review: Venus

Venus is a black comedy of ribald humor and uncomfortable relationships. Venus follows the life of Maurice, a famous elderly actor, who spends his retirement years supporting his sickly elderly friend Ian, visiting his disabled ex-wife and hanging out with friends at local eateries. Maurice’s life changes when his friend Ian hires Jessie, a young [...]

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Movie Review: The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects is a crime thriller that over the years has built a cult following. The Usual Suspects is a classic film I can’t believe I missed along the way, I recently rented the movie and was glad I did. Verbal Kint, a minor criminal with cerebral palsy, tells his side of the story [...]

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Movie Review: The Blind Side

This true story follows the rise of football star Michael Oher from his days as a homeless youth to his life with the Tuohy family. Oher discovers as much as life has burdened him with problems there are people who reach out and provide a soft landing spot for those who are suffering. The Tuohy [...]

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Movie Review: Public Enemies

Public Enemies follows the real life crime wave of John Dillinger. In Chicago in the 1930s, federal agents try to take out of commission notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson. The notorious Dillinger manages to evade the feds as the other gangsters are eliminated and becomes a hero to [...]

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