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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Shameless Audience Manipulation. Reviewed by John Debono

The successful construction of a dramatic prestige picture is similar to that of a horror film. An intelligent director takes the time and consideration to create an atmosphere and developed their characters to have their audience fully invested in the … Continue reading

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Fish Tank (2009). Reviewed by Christian Caminiti

It is difficult to generically classify Andrea Arnold’s second feature film, Fish Tank, without omitting something crucial. Undoubtedly an entry in the cycle of British social realist films in the tradition of Ken Loach, Mike Leigh, and Stephen Frears, Fish … Continue reading

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