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A part time archaeologist and obtainer of rare antiquities, Evan is a fan of all things Indiana Jones. He currently resides in the Boston area and also writes movie reviews for his own blog ReelRecon.

Trailer Talk: This Week in Movies - 'Men in Black III,' 'Moonrise Kingdom' & More

May 21st, 2012 1:00pm EDT
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I didn’t end up watching “Battleship” last week, because I wasn’t in the mood to knowingly subject myself to a bad movie that night. Friends who caught it, told me that it’s as terrible as they tho...

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Trailer Talk: This Week In Movies - 'Battleship,' 'The Dictator,' & More

May 14th, 2012 1:00pm EDT
Trailer Talk: This Week in Movies

Last week’s Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaboration “Dark Shadows” turned out to be rather disappointing. The film starts out strong, but loses steam as it progresses. It has plenty of Burton’s tradem...

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Review: 'God Bless America'

May 11th, 2012 12:10pm EDT
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If George Carlin was still with us, he’d probably applaud Bobcat Goldthwait’s dark comedy “God Bless America,” for its scathing social commentary and its radical approach to cleaning up American cu...

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Trailer Talk: This Week in Movies - 'Dark Shadows,' 'Where Do We Go Now?' & More

May 7th, 2012 1:00pm EDT
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To all the loyal readers, I apologize that we didn’t have a Trailer Talk column last week. I watched seven films last weekend at IFF Boston, so I was pretty busy writing reviews. If you’re interest...

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'The Avengers' Surpasses Four Years Of Hype!

May 5th, 2012 2:57pm EDT
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The answer to your burning question about “The Avengers” is a resounding “Yes.” If you’re into movies or comics, you’ve anxiously awaited its arrival since 2008’s “Iron Man,” which first hinted th...

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IFF Boston Review: ‘Keyhole’

May 1st, 2012 10:21pm EDT
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If films like Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan” and Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life” are too strange for you, then for the love of God, stay far away from Guy Maddin’s “Keyhole.” I enjoy the occasio...

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IFF Boston Review: ‘The Whirlpool’

April 30th, 2012 8:44pm EDT
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A piece of advice to aspiring filmmakers: If you’re going to direct a movie, please have a more compelling reason to make it than winning a bet. Your film will show real passion and probably won’t ...

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IFF Boston Review: ‘We Are Legion: The Story Of Hacktivists’

April 30th, 2012 4:40pm EDT
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You don’t have to be an internet nerd to appreciate Brian Knappenberger’s entertaining and educational documentary “We are Legion: The Story of Hactivists.” That’s because he thoroughly explains i...

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IFF Boston Review: ‘Ok, Good’

April 29th, 2012 7:11pm EDT
Ok Good

Most actors don’t have it easy. Only the ones who become famous possess the fiscal security to lead a cushy life. For anyone else trying to score that life-changing role, every day is an uphill bat...

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IFF Boston Review: ‘V/H/S’

April 29th, 2012 1:07pm EDT
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“V/H/S” is a brilliant horror anthology premise. A group of a-hole punks, who video tape their crimes of vandalism and harassment, are hired to pilfer a VHS tape from an old man. Through grainy, ...

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