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Promising Young Woman
CANDY COATED AND CUNNING Little do they know she has taken on the secret identity of a feminist avenger! Nightly going to bars and clubs seemingly drunk and defenseless, testing men to see if they will protect a woman in an inebriated state or take full advantage. The next day her victims are accounted for in a notebook with a red or blue mark, of which the color coding is never clarified...
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MOVIE “KETCHUP”: Far From the Madding Crowd
Most everyone thinks the title is Far From the "Maddening" Crowd, once upon a time, I used to think so too. In researching the title, it's not too far off - the word "madding" means to make wild or insane, derived from the word "madden" to drive to distraction. ..
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20th Philadelphia Film Festival – SHAME
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Michael Fassbender has a Dirk Diggler size schlong! And an Adonis rear-end. Beyond that, I don’t remember anything about the film Shame. Just kidding. Well, about the film’s resonance, not about Fassbender. In actuality, the film stayed with me for quite awhile. Seeing two people in so much pain with no clue how to get relief, yet basically from the outside, look as if they are managing the day in and out of life. Director Steve McQueen (Hunger), (why doesn’t he go by S. McQueen or use his middle name, Rodney or Stephen?) has created an intense character study of a sex addict without really…
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Why no Tinsel, mostly Tine?
It has been almost a month since our last film commentary, part of the reason is because I have been caring for my ailing mother, who by the grace, is self-sufficient again, not quite herself, but doesn’t need me like she did the last few weeks. During this time, however, I only missed one PFS sneak preview – Disney’s Secretariat. Understandably, there have been a few less films and events offered while gearing up for the Philadelphia Film Festival (October 14-24). I’m looking forward to covering the festival, but wish as “contributing blogger” I had some insider info. Instead, I’m waiting to see the schedule and highlights like a total…
