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“Louder than Bombs” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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Louder Than Bombs (2016; Joachim Trier) GRADE: B- By Daniel Barnes Denmark-born, Norway-based filmmaker Joachim Trier scored a critical hit in 2012 with the dark-night-of-the-soul drama Oslo August 31st.  That somewhat overpraised film followed a recovering junkie descending back into addiction over a long night.  The more appropriately […]

“The Piano Teacher” Movie Review by Mike Dub

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The Piano Teacher (2001; Michael Haneke) GRADE: B By Mike Dub Throughout his well-regarded and controversial career, Michael Haneke has specialized in disturbing violence.  With unnerving precision, Haneke unfurls stories that build delicately to sudden, shocking explosions of blood and death.  In The Piano Teacher, based on a novel […]