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Black Swan Movie Review

Monday, December 27, 2010

Patch Movie Review

Top 10 Films of 2010

What films are among the best of the year?

As New Years rapidly approaches it's a common impulse to look back on what the past year had to offer.   It can be hard to sum up a year in anything as the year is ending.  Often one can find oneself caught up in the moment, unaware of what the present may look like through the lens of the future. Many times, one votes or bases his/her opinion on their initial reactions and the spirit of judging in the moment.  Something happening today may hold a stronger meaning in the future, only developing relevance and importance with time. It is with this knowledge that I hesitantly take a look back on the films of 2010 to compile a list of my 10 favorite films.  Many of the films on my list, and ones that didn't make the cut, will gain cultural …

Brad Hunt

9:45 pm on Sunday, January 23, 2011

Great job Dan!! Very well written!   more ›

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Patch Movie Review

"Black Swan"

Viewing this film is a date with the sublime.

There are movies that when audiences leave the theater -  they never speak of them again. Not because the film is bad but because it is so utterly forgettable. Then there are films like Black Swan.  Viewing Black Swan is a date with the sublime.  It is a film that invites the viewer to get lost in its world, colors, thrills, and then escape from the theater electrified. Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) is an innocent, virginal, ballerina whose figure is as malnourished as her mind.  Her bedroom is like a child's, with pink wallpaper, stuffed animals, and even a jewelry box that plays her to sleep to the tune of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.   The room is her prison and her mother (Barbara Hersey,) a failed ballerina with an unrelenting need to see…

Janet Fort

9:01 am on Friday, December 17, 2010

Excellent review. Saw the movie and loved it.   more ›

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