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“Headhunters” – Or, The Man Hunt

Written by diana on January 25, 2015. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on “Headhunters” – Or, The Man Hunt

Headhunters Based on the 2008 bestseller by Scandinavian novelist Jo Nesbø, Headhunters is a crime thriller with more twists and turns than any similar film I’ve seen in the last ten years. Nominated for the 2013 BAFTA Best Foreign Language Film and directed by the remarkable Morten Tyldum (also director of The Imitation Game), Headhunters...

The Imitation Game—Breaking the Code Breaker

Written by diana on January 19, 2015. Posted in movie reviews. 3 Comments on The Imitation Game—Breaking the Code Breaker

Benedict Cumberbatch Alan Turing, a pivotal code breaker during World War II, was almost completely unknown until the release of this movie. A hero who contributed a master plan for breaking the German military codes, Turing ultimately sacrificed everything . He committed suicide in 1953 when his homosexuality was called out. Being gay...

Top Ten Movies of 2014

Written by diana on January 13, 2015. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on Top Ten Movies of 2014

With the Golden Globe Awards now announced, I have taken a look back at the movie reviews I have written over the past year. When I counted the reviews posted in 2014 (=28 this year about movies released in 2014), I wanted to see what would be my top ten favorites. Again, it wasn’t easy, as both television and cinema have continued to...

“The Theory of Everything”—A Brief History of Love

Written by diana on December 20, 2014. Posted in movie reviews. 3 Comments on “The Theory of Everything”—A Brief History of Love

This is a lyrical and magnificent film, adapted from a literary source (a memoir by Jane Hawking). Rich in character and dialogue, “The Theory of Everything” is primarily a romance wrapped around a chronicle of a brilliant and beautiful mind trapped in a malfunctioning body. This film is a narrative of heartbreak, marital and emotional...

“Whiplash”—Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum

Written by diana on December 8, 2014. Posted in movie reviews. 3 Comments on “Whiplash”—Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum

Whiplash For lovers of jazz music and of stories dealing with young artists trying to find their way, this 2014 movie has it all. A young drummer, Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) is accepted into Shaffer Conservatory, one of the best music schools in the country and yearns for the approval of Terence Fletcher, the school’s intimidating and...

“Skeleton Twins” — A Second Chance

Written by diana on October 19, 2014. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on “Skeleton Twins” — A Second Chance

[Guest blogger Anthony Berteaux is a sophomore at San Diego State University majoring in drama and journalism. He writes a column for The Daily Aztec, (an independent campus newspaper) and his most recent article is “Die-in Protests Fuel the Fire”.] The best kinds of love stories are the ones that aren’t romantic...