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Vol. CLIV, Issue 8
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‘Vacancy’

Teal Greyhavens April 26, 2007

When we see a young couple driving down a deserted road late at night, and their car starts making funny noises, and they stop at a seedy motel with a lone night manager, and the manager takes a little...

‘The Abandoned’

March 1, 2007

by Josh Boris COLUMNIST There are two major types of horror films that most horror movies can be seen as derivations of: the slasher and the atmospheric thriller. As popular as they are, I don't...

‘The Number 23’

March 1, 2007

by by Teal Greyhavens COLUMNIST Shakespeare was born on April 23,1564. A mole is 6.022 x 1023. The Mayans predicted that the world would end on December 23, 2012. (20 + 1 + 2 = 23.) Charles Manson...

‘Ghost Rider’

February 22, 2007

by Josh Boris COLUMNIST The marriage of comic books and movies has been a natural and economically brilliant move. The transition from one visually oriented story-telling mode to another proves rather...

‘Letters From Iwo Jima’

February 22, 2007

by Teal Greyhavens COLUMNIST I have not seen Flags of Our Fathers, and from what I can tell that's probably why I didn't like Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima as much as most critics seem to....

Stomp the Yard

February 1, 2007

by Sophie Johnson EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Rottentomatoes.com, the holy grail of movie review Web sites, is all wrong about "Stomp the Yard." The film has averaged a 26 percent approval rate, which classifies...

Pan’s Labyrinth

February 1, 2007

by Josh Boris COLUMNIST Although Walla Walla wasn't graced with its presence until 2007, "Pan's Labyrinth" was one of the critical darlings of 2006 and made many top ten lists despite its late release....

Children of men

February 1, 2007

by Teal-Greyhaven COLUMNIST In an age when we have grown weary of colossal orc battles and starships flying through space, here is a film to astonish us. Alfonso Cuarón's The Children of Men,...

‘Mr. Marmalade’ makes up thought-provoking first play of HJT season

September 28, 2006

by Sarah McCarthy If you're already planning on going to see "Mr. Marmalade," stop reading. The main thing the actual script has to recommend it is its shock value, and if you already know the plot, the...

‘Mr. Marmalade’ makes up thought-provoking first play of HJT season

September 28, 2006

by Sarah McCarthy If you're already planning on going to see "Mr. Marmalade," stop reading. The main thing the actual script has to recommend it is its shock value, and if you already know the plot, the...

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