Susan Altman, Staff Writer
October 3, 2012
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In his first published work, “Warm Bodies,” up-and-coming novelist Isaac Marion expands upon the world of literary romance in a rather shocking fashion: by throwing zombies into the mix.
However, the zombies of this work...
Jonathan Rainey, Staff Writer
October 3, 2012
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“Dredd 3D,” starring Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby, reinstates the Judge in a technically admirable, but not completely enjoyable film.
Set in America’s distant future, when all but the Northeastern seaboard has been...
Pratik Patel, Staff Writer
September 18, 2012
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“Ip Man” (2008), starring Donnie Yen, uncovers the lives of the residents of Foshan, China during the Sino-Japanese war. The movie focuses on Ip Man, a Wing Chun grandmaster, who has forsaken using his combative skills and...
Jonathan Rainey, Staff Writer
September 18, 2012
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“Gang Leader for a Day,” by Sudhir Venkatesh, gives a unique glimpse into the closed life of the leader of one of Chicago’s crack-dealing gangs from a sociologist’s perspective. Venkatesh’s book is non-fiction, which...
Jonathan Rainey, Staff Writer
August 21, 2012
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“The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s Banana King” by Rich Cohen, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux tells the tale of Samuel Zemurray, master of the banana. The book is historical nonfiction,...
Pratik Patel, Staff Writer
August 21, 2012
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Christopher Nolan concludes the Batman series, which commenced with “Batman Begins” (2005), followed by “The Dark Knight” (2008), with “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012).
Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), the eccentric...
Veronica Stark, Assistant Editor
February 28, 2012
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“The Vow” is a heart-warming story of a married couple who are deeply in love, but their marriage is put to the test when the wife loses her memory due to a terrible accident.
This story is based off of the true events...
Jonathan Rainey, Staff Writer
February 28, 2012
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CIA intrigue and lies. You’ve seen it before, and here it is again with “Safe House.” The film, starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds and directed by Daniel Espinosa, fails to break any new ground on the tiring...
Jonathan Rainey, Staff Writer
January 26, 2012
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“Dearest Arlette: Everyday Life in Postwar America and France, 1945-1955,” by Emily Hosmer de Montluzin and Emily Lorraine de Motluzin reminds the reader of the nearly-lost art of writing letters for correspondence.
The...