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Internal Control: ‘Unbroken’ and ‘The Gambler’

January 9, 2015by Jake Kring-Schreifels 1 Comment

Unbroken is based on the incredible true story of Louie Zamperini. It is also based on Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 best seller, “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience […]

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Hungry Monsters: ‘Godzilla,’ ‘Chef,’ and ‘Maleficent’

June 13, 2014by Jake Kring-Schreifels Leave a comment

Godzilla There is a large nuclear warhead that promises instant annihilation in Godzilla. You don’t have to be a warhead expert to know for whom it’s intended. But its presence […]

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Film Review: Cutie and the Boxer

August 16, 2013by Jake Kring-Schreifels 2 Comments

A Yin and Yang Fighting and Painting With Love In a certain respect, film is the best medium to really capture artists Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, the weathered, adorable, frustrating, […]

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Interview: Zachary Heinzerling

August 14, 2013by Jake Kring-Schreifels 2 Comments

Cutie and the Boxer is Zachary Heinzerling’s marvelous directorial debut and a rare dual portrait of artistic souls, Ushio and Noriko Shinohara. The title refers to Noriko’s illustrated journal of her life with […]

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Film Review: The Wolverine

July 26, 2013by Jake Kring-Schreifels 1 Comment

Fighting off Samurai and His Mortality From a distance, The Wolverine, the latest addition to Marvel’s X-Men series, should seemingly fit into the large-scale, big budget pantheon of summer movies, […]

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