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The problem with Woody Allen’s most recent effort, the multi-lauded Cannes favorite “Match Point” is that we’ve seen it all before. The writer/director has approached the exact same territory before albeit on this side of the pond. But deeper than that, it seems the extremely positive critical reception has more to do with a longing […]
Entries from November 2005
REVIEW: “Match Point” (**1/2)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:19 pm · November 29th, 2005
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REVIEW: “Brokeback Mountain” (***1/2)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:54 am · November 23rd, 2005
It is the true mark of artistry that guides a hand away from the simplistic and into the complex. “Brokeback Mountain” is and has been poised to merely be considered “the gay cowboy movie,” a label I’ve defended it against ever since I first read E. Annie Proulx’s short story (which originally appeared in The […]
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In it together
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:00 am · November 15th, 2005
Today is my birthday. I’m 24 years old. I’ve been following the Oscar race with some notable level of attention for 8 years. It is by no means a lengthy tenure, as there are others in the game who have been observing this outlandish span of time much longer than that. Even still, in these […]
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SHORT TAKE: “Transamerica” (*)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:23 pm · November 1st, 2005
It’s a very rare occasion that I walk out on a film. I tend to give everything a chance, and, especially in my life as a critical mind and writer, I feel I at least have the responsibility of seeing a thing from all sides. I did not walk out on “Transamerica,” but boy did […]
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