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More anti-love for “The Artist”

By On February 21, 2012 · 2 Comments

Looks like I’m not the only one that’s a bit perturbed at the adulation “The Artist” has received this awards season. From film critic Jeffrey Wells’ Hollywood Elsewhere blog:

I’m trying not to pay too much attention to this or give it too much weight, but when I do think about it I [...]

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on French nostalgia for Western cinema and zombies

By On February 13, 2012 · 10 Comments

I saw “The Artist” last night. Honestly, I wanted to hate it, and my first reaction (which got me booed by my friends Maeve and Steve who went with me) was “best children’s movie of the year!”

After a day to digest it and wash off the shitty mood I was in all weekend, I [...]

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