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THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

“I’m a politician, which means I’m a cheat and a liar. It also means I keep my options open.”

By Alex K.: June 9, 2008
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MONGOL

History is often unkind to those who perpetrate invasion and murder, but this view is governed by perspective

By Alex K.: May 24, 2008
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CONFESSIONS OF A SUPERHERO

Tights, capes and sadness.

By Alex K.: April 20, 2008
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NAKED

Cinema can be broadly categorized into passive or active works. The former allows you to sit back, miss a good portion ...
By Alex K.: April 13, 2008
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THE BLACK HOLE

Nostalgia often provides an especially thick coat of veneer on even the most execrable products of popular culture.

By Alex K.: March 27, 2008
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LIVES OF OTHERS THE

I should probably give the benefit of the doubt since President Vladimir Putin has been busily shining his scepter.

By Alex K.: January 12, 2008
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BLACK GOLD

At what price a cup of coffee? A child? A community? An entire nation?

By Alex K.: July 3, 2007
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BECKET

A decidedly off-balance historical character study, Becket concerns the friendship between Thomas Becket and King Henry II.

By Alex K.: May 17, 2007
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ARMY OF SHADOWS

On its surface, this is a precise examination of the French Resistance, shot in a documentary style on location.

By Alex K.: May 16, 2007
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BEING A DOCTOR IN RURAL AFRICA

Rural Kenya in winter is colder than one would expect, even when you are from Wisconsin.

By Alex K.: January 19, 2007