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...Learned to Drive” is ultimately not about crossing ethical lines, but what happens after they are crossed. Matkosky handles this difficult material deftly, leaving ambiguous the true consequence of the incestuous relationship. Although the line is drawn across the stage, the road is wide open...
...earth. Yet, though Swift may be the songbird of our generation, she is a terrible actress. Cast as a ditsy and shallow high school senior, a job that shouldn’t be too much of a stretch for Swift, the squinty-eyed blonde delivers forced line-readings and is generally far too over the top. Her boyfriend is played by real life boyfriend Taylor Lautner, who surprisingly displays more range as a werewolf. Suffice it to say that this film does little for the “US Weekly?...
...speakers, the performance itself was interesting in its own right. For once the tables had turned, as they were now the ones who depended on the interpreter to understand what was being said. At times, this was difficult. When the room would shake with laughter and applause, the punch line of the joke would often disappear in the wake of the noise, leaving non ASL speakers at a loss...
...opening scene of “Tampopo,” a man dressed in a white tuxedo and seated in a theater looks into the camera and says, “So you’re at a movie, too. What are you eating?” This line is befitting of ‘Food at Twenty-Four Frames Per Second’ (‘Food at 24fps’), the free film festival which “Tampopo,” an ode to the ramen noodle, opened last Monday in the Adams Pool Theatre. The line...
...previously-released singles, “Mouthful of Diamonds” and “When I’m Small;” by far the two best songs on the record. The former flaunts an orca-esque squeal and is driven by a warm, droning synthesized bass line that, when isolated at the beginning of the verse, creates a beautifully hazy atmosphere. “When I’m Small” follows, sounding like a less dramatic or soul-infused Portishead cut. Though somewhat rhythmically monotonous, the song is carried by the strong, pulsing bass line...