(Welcome to the final week of the Friday Afternoon Serial. If you haven’t had an opportunity to read Chapters 1-14, we highly recommend doing so before delving forward into Chapter Fifteen. Otherwise, enjoy. Pass it on. After the jump, it’s time to say, “Goodbye.”)  Continue reading →

Fact: Silent House will scare the living shit out of you.

But it will only scare the living shit out of you if you watch it uninterrupted, in a dark space, with all cell phones, laptops, and other worldly distractions completely blocked out.

The reason for this is simple: Silent House is a classic horror flick, so gripping and intense it makes you feel as if you’ve suddenly become immersed, sucked down, trapped helplessly beneath the surface.  Continue reading →

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Those familiar with Whit Stillman’s critically-acclaimed body of work know that his finest moments tend to exist in the sweet spot between pretentious and absurd.

Now 60 years of age, Stillman is at it again, returning with his first feature film in more than a decade – a coming-of-age tale about a group of girls on an elite – if not wholly unhinged – college campus.  Continue reading →

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So here’s the pitch: Robert De Niro plays a defiant, unraveling New York City taxi driver who is given to fits of self-righteousness and rage.

Sounds like a pretty failsafe premise, no?

Well, at least that’s half the premise.   Continue reading →

(Welcome to week 14 of the Friday Afternoon Serial. If you haven’t  had an  opportunity to read Chapters 1-13, we highly recommend doing so before delving forward into Chapter Fourteen. Otherwise, enjoy. Pass it on. After the jump, with one week to go, the road gets rough.)  Continue reading →

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(Welcome to week 13 of the Friday Afternoon Serial. If you haven’t  had an  opportunity to read Chapters 1-12, we highly recommend doing so before delving forward into Chapter Thirteen. Otherwise, enjoy. Pass it on. After the jump, Happy 4th of July!)  Continue reading →

Photo Credit: Bob Hill