Tag Archives: Winona Ryder

558 – Black Swan (***1/2)

Posted on December 29, 2010 by root

If ballet movies aren’t your cup of tea – and let’s face it, that includes a huge chunk of people out there – you should know right off the bat that although Black Swan is set against the backdrop of … Continue reading →

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305 – A Scanner, Darkly

Posted on February 20, 2007 by root

In a near-future dystopian society, Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) is an undercover cop hooked on an extremely addictive drug called Substance D (for desertion, desolation, depression, death, you name it). Arctor has infiltrated a gang of low-level drug pushers/smugglers, including … Continue reading →

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49 – Edward Scissorhands

Posted on December 13, 2000 by root

In all civilized cultures from the birth of storytelling, there are tales of the outside who does not fit in with accepted, respectable society. Those misfits, lionized as the underdog, have come to symbolize the fighting spirit of humans against … Continue reading →

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Girl, Interrupted

Posted on January 16, 2000 by root

Susanna Kaysen’s recollection of her experiences in a mental hospital at the close of the 1960s is adapted into a film that is both gritty and smart, reveling in its examination of the human psyche and how we as a … Continue reading →

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