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    “CAPTAIN AMERICA” SEQUEL BLOWS UP MARVEL FORUMULA

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    By Greg Popil “When I went under the world was at war.  I wake up, they say we won.  They didn’t say what we lost.” Those words, spoken by Steve “Captain America” Rogers in 2012’s “The Avengers,” plan...

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    WES ANDERSON’S “HOTEL” A LOVE LETTER TO LOST TIMES

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    By Greg Popil Has there ever been a writer/director whose films bridge a wider gulf between what should not work and what does work than Wes Anderson?  In the years since his 1998 breakthrough master...

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  • “MUPPETS” SEQUEL DRAGGED DOWN BY RELEVANCE OBSESSION
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    “MUPPETS” SEQUEL DRAGGED DOWN BY RELEVANCE OBSESSION

    Mar 27, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil When did cultural relevance become such an essential part of the Muppets experience? Sometime after the tragic death of creator Jim Henson in 1990, the Muppets franchise began a slow sli...

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  • NEED FOR A BETTER SCRIPT
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    NEED FOR A BETTER SCRIPT

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    By Greg Popil You have to give the creators of “Need For Speed” this much credit:  They don’t lack guts when it comes to throwing down the gauntlet in terms of living up to the legends of its genre.  ...

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  • “SLAVE” RIPS OPEN AMERICA’S FESTERING WOUNDS
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    “SLAVE” RIPS OPEN AMERICA’S FESTERING WOUNDS

    Mar 14, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil Referring to the nearly 400-year era in which America allowed an entire race of human beings to be subjugated to enslavement as an “injustice” can seem pathetically quaint.  Indeed, all ...

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  • “POMPEII” PROVIDES MINOR B-MOVIE PLEASURES
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    “POMPEII” PROVIDES MINOR B-MOVIE PLEASURES

    Mar 6, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil In 79 A.D., the small Italian villa of Pompeii was completely and utterly obliterated by the eruption of Vesuvius, a massive volcano that buried the town beneath 20 feet of ash and lava....

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  • A “WINTER’S TALE” BEST LEFT UNTOLD
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    A “WINTER’S TALE” BEST LEFT UNTOLD

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    By Greg Popil After a lifetime of watching movies, a bad one can feel like white noise, a mildly irritating sensation that passes, barely noticed, and is forgotten the moment the discomfort is over.  ...

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  • “THE LEGO MOVIE” ATTEMPTS TO MAKE COMMERCE INTO ART
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    “THE LEGO MOVIE” ATTEMPTS TO MAKE COMMERCE INTO ART

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    By Greg Popil Is it possible to make a real artistic statement out of a commercial?  The brain naturally recoils at the notion.  Art has always had a tenuous but working relationship with capital (mos...

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  • “KIDS FOR CASH” EXPOSES NEPA’S OPEN WOUNDS
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    “KIDS FOR CASH” EXPOSES NEPA’S OPEN WOUNDS

    Feb 12, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil A sad, tragic story, particularly in documentary form, can be painful to watch regardless of the tale’s location, participants, and details.  A good filmmaker can chronicle the exploits ...

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  • THE BEAUTIFUL, BRAVE STORY OF “HER”
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    THE BEAUTIFUL, BRAVE STORY OF “HER”

    Feb 6, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil As a society, or at least as the subset of society that enjoys websites about rock music and independent film, we can get caught up in lionizing the idea of “authenticity.”  The notion t...

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