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Worth Revisiting - Hoop Dreams (1994)

By Juan Miko de Villa Mar 11, 2010 12:01 am

There are numerous opinions on what exactly turns a boy into a man. Whatever viewpoint one takes – be it a first love, first fight, move away from home – there is a common thread: the ...

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Oscars: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

By Colin Ellis Mar 08, 2010 11:03 pm

The Good:•   The winners mostly deserved their awards.     -Jeff Bridges was the sentimental choice, and basically won for all the times he was snubbed, but I’m ...

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Another "Precious" Story

By Michelle C. Williams Mar 07, 2010 1:02 am

I don’t know if the movie Precious even has a chance against The Hurt Locker and Avatar at tonight’s Oscar Awards.  I do know that Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique were incredible ...

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Johnny Sensitive: 10 Films about Non-Threatening, Nice Guys

By Colin Ellis Mar 06, 2010 12:00 am

The kids over at The AV Club have hyped us all to a very annoying archetype in film known as the Manic Pixie Dream Girl (MPDG). This stereotypical character appears in over a dozen movies, from Annie ...

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What do Sarah Palin and Kevin Smith have in common?

By Anthony Van Pham Mar 02, 2010 12:31 am

  Let’s get this straight right off the bat; I’m no hater of Kevin Smith’s work. Clerks remains one of my favourite films, and I even have a certain degree of affection for a ...

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Top 5 Second Bananas

By Colin Ellis Feb 27, 2010 12:00 am

Second bananas are the unsung heroes of art, whether it be film, books, television or music. They provide a much needed boost to the action, they take pressure off the leading actor or performer, ...

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Second Opinions - Black Dynamite

By Juan Miko de Villa Feb 25, 2010 8:16 pm

I first wrote this review without realizing that one of my fellow dashing fellows (ugh, I know...) had already covered this film, so I shelved it. But, since the dvd is presently getting some ...

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50 Racist Movies

By Colin Ellis Feb 24, 2010 11:29 am

Dashing Fellows friend Thea Lim at Racialicious posted this list of The 50 Most Racist Movies You Didn’t Know Were Racist, compiled by Complex. There are some obvious ones like The Love Guru ( ...

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Keeping It Gangster

By Colin Ellis Feb 20, 2010 12:00 am

"Takin' a life or twoThat's what the hell I do, You don't like how I'm livin well fuck you!” - N.W.A. ("Gangsta Gangsta") The best scene in The Godfather isn’t when Jack Woltz finds ...

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Romantic Comedies Are Dangerous

By Colin Ellis Feb 13, 2010 12:00 am

I’ll admit I’m a bit of closet fan of romantic comedies. I don’t go out to watch all of them, and I’ll avoid a host of them if I can, but a rom-com, properly made and with ...

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