All posts by Travis Keune
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SLIFF 2010 Review: BLACK SWAN
BLACK SWAN is a tragic tale of a young woman’s quest for perfection, an endeavor complicated by her...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: RABBIT HOLE
Losing someone you love, especially a young child, must be the most difficult thing to endure as a...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: VISIONARIES
For many, VISIONARIES will feel like an incomprehensible documentary about a group of strange filmmakers who made incomprehensible...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: PUTTY HILL
SXSW Review originally published on March 19, 2010. PUTTY HILL is a film that thrives on its authenticity,...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: THE SHOCK DOCTRINE
Review originally published on January 28, 2010. Directed by Matt Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom, THE SHOCK DOCTRINE is...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: EDEN, IOWA
Where is Eden, Iowa? The simple answer would be to visit zip code 52349, but the more interesting...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: ME, TOO!
Are you tired of movies about the disabled members of our society being sappy, unrealistic feel-good movies or...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE
On the surface, ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE of the people may not feel like a terribly emotional film,...
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Trailer and Poster for 13
13 is the debut film from French filmmaker Géla Babluani, starring Sam Riley, 50 Cent, Mickey Rourke, Jason...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: WINTER’S BONE
SXSW Review originally published on March 20, 2010. WINTER’S BONE, quite possibly, is one of the top five...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK
Ever since Rob Reiner unleashed THIS IS SPINAL TAP on the masses in 1984, the mockumentary has become...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: THE COUNTRY TEACHER
Review Originally published on August 21, 2009. I’m often surprised by a film that doesn’t look very good...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT
“I’ve always wanted an elephant.” These words are spoken by David Balding — the former guardian of Flora...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE
Spaulding Gray was one of, if not THE most important modern master of the monologue. Not readily known...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: JIM
It’s a screwed up world out there. The economy, environment and society itself are all falling apart, but...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: IMBUED
im·bue (m-by) tr.v. 1. To inspire or influence thoroughly From the moment Stacy Keach walks through the door,...
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SLIFF 2010: STROKE (2000) with Director Rob Nilsson
Director Rob Nilsson made STROKE, an intriguing, character-driven story in 2000. STROKE is a curious blending and blurring...
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Review: THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST
This third and final installment of Stieg Larsson’s “Girl” trilogy has hit U.S. shores, but has proven less...
