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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Credit: O. Johnson

Even on its own terms, ‘The Back-Up Plan’ remains unimaginative

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 27, 2010
For all of its worthwhile attempts at dealing with complex subject matter—artificial insemination, masculine inferiority complexes and female intellectual agency—it's safe to say that Alan Poul's “The Back-Up Plan" does much more harm than good.

‘Kick-Ass’ spoiled by seriousness; ‘The Secret in Their Eyes’ deserves its Oscar win

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 22, 2010
Movie Reviewer Bécquer Medak-Seguín gives his take on two films--one good and one not so good.
Oscar-winning documentary to screen at Kimball

Oscar-winning documentary to screen at Kimball

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 16, 2010

This year's Oscar winner for Best Documentary Feature, Louie Psihoyos's The Cove, will screen this Sunday, April 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Kimball Theatre. I reviewed this film, after it received an Oscar...

‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ not as self-conscious as its title suggests; Dreamworks still lags behind Pixar with ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 15, 2010
Calling this film a ‘stupid comedy' may give some the excuse to watch it after a long day of intense studying. I'd rather not open up that possibility. Let's, instead, call it out for what it is: a nostalgia killer.
Credit: O. Johnson

Predictability, cliché bog down stellar cinematography in ‘Green Zone’

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 8, 2010
Movie Reviewer Béquer Medak-Seguín gives his take on Greengrass's 'Green Zone' and Dreamworks' latest attempt to outdo Pixar.
Get carried away by Jules and Jim

Get carried away by “Jules and Jim”

Becquer Medak-Seguin April 8, 2010

François Truffaut's Jules et Jim (1962),  one of the seminal films of the French New Wave, will be screened this Thursday, April 8 at the Kimball Theatre at 7 p.m. The screening is part of a night...

Burton, Depp combo botches ‘Alice in Wonderland’; bad accents ruin ‘Shutter Island’

Becquer Medak-Seguin March 30, 2010
Movie Reviewer Bécquer Medak-Seguín gives his take on two recent releases from big shot directors Burton and Scorsese.
All students should attend Prom Night

All students should attend ‘Prom Night’

Becquer Medak-Seguin March 11, 2010

Paul Saltzman's first documentary feature, Prom Night in Mississippi, which was screened in competition at last year's Sundance Film Festival, tackles the issue of racism, one that should seem foreign...

2010 Oscar predictions

Becquer Medak-Seguin March 1, 2010
I wholeheartedly disagree with the Academy nearly 100 percent of the time and believe the Oscars are nothing but a laughable, luxurious series of cameos, but below I'll try to walk in the Academy voters' shoes (and cut my IQ and taste by about half) and predict Sunday night's Oscar winners in the major categories.
Credit: O. Johnson

‘Juno’ creator finds success with no-frills ‘Up in the Air’

Becquer Medak-Seguin February 24, 2010
If there's one thing I've learned from watching an exorbitant amount of films every year it is that good ones, though not necessarily great ones, tend to be deceiving.
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New director Cooper garners Oscar buzz with ‘Crazy Heart’; ‘American Radical’ captures professorial life

Becquer Medak-Seguin February 17, 2010
“Crazy Heart" is unwaveringly predictable and too schematic to merit the hearts and minds of so many members of the Academy.

The Age-Old Film Debate: Formalism or Realism?

Becquer Medak-Seguin February 12, 2010

A recent post by New Yorker film blogger Richard Brody sparked a worthwhile debate (in which I participated) that addresses a chasm in film schools that dates back to the 1940s, when a group of Italian...

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