Articles by Robert Bell

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  Urban Hymn

  Michael Caton-Jones

  PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2015

  We're at a point in the evolution of cinematic tropes where even the mere mention of the inspirational teacher paradigm elicits derisive gi...

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  Downriver

  Grant Scicluna

  PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2015

  Grant Scicluna's feature directorial debut, Downriver, is an unconventional murder mystery and treatise on the loss of childhood innocence....

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  Pitch Perfect 2

  Elizabeth Banks

  PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2015

  When Pitch Perfect 2 opens, the Barden Bellas, coming off their win at a national a cappella contest, are performing at the Lincoln Center...

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  Full Contact

  David Verbeek

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

  Initially, David Verbeek's fragmented psychological thriller, Full Contact, plays like a slightly less contrived, more introspective versio...

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  Sleeping Giant

  Andrew Cividino

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

  Writer/director Andrew Cividino's feature debut — Sleeping Giant, based on his 2014 short film of the same name — gives a terrible first im...

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  Eva Nova

  Marko Skop

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

  The titular Eva Nova (Emília Vásáryová) was once one of the most famous actresses in Czechoslovakia. She was on one of the most popular tel...

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  Neon Bull

  Gabriel Mascaro

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

  The vaquejada is a sport popular in the Northeast region of Brazil, wherein two cowboys on horseback pursue a bull in a ring and attempt to...

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  Parisienne

  Danielle Arbid

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

  When Parisienne, Danielle Arbid's semi-autobiographical film about her experiences immigrating to Paris in the 1990s, begins, Lina (Manal I...