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Film Review: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
What is high level Jedi-ism? What is the Force? In Star Wars, it refers to the ability of a high level martial-artist-knight, a Jedi—to use supernormal abilities.
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In ‘A Most Violent Year,’ the Capitalist as Gangster
In his exciting first three films, writer-director J.C. Chandor, the son of a Merrill Lynch investment banker, has proven to be a canny, clear-eyed studier of capitalism, sensitive to its strivers and alert to its ethical storms.
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The Nonviolent Origin of ‘A Most Violent Year’
Director J.C. Chandor’s latest feature, “A Most Violent Year,” might sound like just another gun-happy action pic, but the slow-burning drama was actually born out of a staunch reluctance to continue presenting violence as entertainment. And it might never have happened if Chandor hadn’t needed a job.
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Film Review: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
What is high level Jedi-ism? What is the Force? In Star Wars, it refers to the ability of a high level martial-artist-knight, a Jedi—to use supernormal abilities.
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In ‘A Most Violent Year,’ the Capitalist as Gangster
In his exciting first three films, writer-director J.C. Chandor, the son of a Merrill Lynch investment banker, has proven to be a canny, clear-eyed studier of capitalism, sensitive to its strivers and alert to its ethical storms.
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The Nonviolent Origin of ‘A Most Violent Year’
Director J.C. Chandor’s latest feature, “A Most Violent Year,” might sound like just another gun-happy action pic, but the slow-burning drama was actually born out of a staunch reluctance to continue presenting violence as entertainment. And it might never have happened if Chandor hadn’t needed a job.
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