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Keep The Lights On Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

Keep The Lights On (2012) Starring Thure Lindhart and Zachary Booth Directed by Ira Sachs This is the gay world in 1998 in New York City, where the clubs were gritty, a community feeling the major effects of HIV, when bathhouses and sex clubs are illegal, a world that has yet to discover Manhunt andContinue reading “Keep The Lights On Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

The Raven DVD Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

The Raven (2012) Starring John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Pam Ferris and Kevin McNally Directed by James McTeigue James McTeigue’s The Raven has two interconnecting premises, the first of which is a fictionalized account of Edgar Allan Poe’s (played by John Cusack) still mysterious and controversial death. The real Poe, on hisContinue reading “The Raven DVD Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

The Master Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

The Master (2012) Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Jesse Plemons, Laura Dern, Rami Malek and Ambyr Childers Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson I have to admit that I had certain expectations about how much I would like The Master. The muffled thumps and percussion of Jonny Greenwood’s score accompanying handfuls of teasersContinue reading “The Master Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

Arbitrage Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

Arbitrage (2012) Starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, Tim Roth and Graydon Carter Directed by Nicholas Jarecki MINOR SPOILERS Robert Miller (Gere) is a self-assured second-generation business mogul. He has a measured self-effacement while giving one of many interviews that he gives to glossy publications. He’s celebrating his birthday with the threeContinue reading “Arbitrage Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

TIFF 2012: The Fitzgerald Family Christmas Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012) Starring Edward Burns, Connie Britton, Noah Emmerich, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Anita Gilette, Heather Burns, Michael McGlone, Kerry Bishe and Ed Lauter Directed by Edward Burns Caitlin Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald) stands looking distraught in her house. Her brother Quinn (McGlone) and sister Sharon (Bishe) are with their respective girlfriend and boyfriend driving toContinue reading “TIFF 2012: The Fitzgerald Family Christmas Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”