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A Dilettante TV & Film Review

This podcast uses widely accessible works of art in film and television to discover truths about the human condition that are symbolically reflected in the culture captured within each work. This podcast also reviews the quality of the work in creating its symbolism and in the truth it attempts to convey.

tv & film

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#35 Midnight Cowboy Movie Review

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2014/04/10

Available on Netflix DVD. To earn cash as a freelance sex stud and work toward his dream of becoming a kept man, hayseed hustler Joe Buck heads to New York City, where an improbable friendship blossoms when he meets seedy con man Ratso Rizzo. Grade: A

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#34 The Hope for a Black Renaissance

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2014/03/01

The most startling thing about the emergence of 12 Years a Slave is its undeniable dominant casting performance. In particular, the flawless drama created by its black actors. In an almost humiliating manner, these actors flawlessly displayed the blemishes of Hollywood and Tinsel Town’s incapability to cast black talent. Sweepingly, this drama proved the talent is there, in overflowing abundance.

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#33 12 Years a Slave Movie Review

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2014/02/27

Available in Theatres. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty at the hands of a malevolent slave owner, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life. Grade: A

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#32 The Puffy Chair Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2014/02/25

Available on Netflix. When Josh (Mark Duplass, whose brother Jay directs) finds the perfect birthday present for his father, he decides to deliver it in person. But with his high-maintenance girlfriend (Kathryn Aselton) and granola brother (Rhett Wilkins) along for the ride, Josh's road trip turns into a bigger journey than anyone anticipated. Grade: A-

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#31 Lost in Translation Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2014/02/22

Available on Netflix. Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America. Grade: B+

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#30 Broken Flowers Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2014/02/20

Available on Netflix. After being dumped by yet another girlfriend, serial bachelor Don vows he'll be alone forever. But when an anonymous letter informs him he has a 19-year-old son, Don sets out on a cross-country journey to confront his past -- and a few old flames. Grade: B

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#29 The Hours Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2014/02/12

Available on Netflix DVD. This gripping drama follows the parallel lives of three 20th-century women: incomparable writer Virginia Woolf, an unsatisfied 1950s housewife and a modern-day book editor who's losing her former lover to AIDS. Grade: B

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#28 The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2014/02/11

Available in theatres. Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government. Grade: A-

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#27 American Hustle Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2014/02/05

Available in Theatres. The film tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Grade: B+

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#26 I Love You Phillip Morris Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2014/01/14

Available on Netflix DVD. When Texas cop Steven Russell realizes he's gay, he changes his life and pulls con jobs that land him jail, where he meets his one true love. When the man is transferred to another prison, lovesick Steven mounts a series of jailbreaks. Grade: A-

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#25 Her Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2014/01/07

Now in Theatres. Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, the story follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right, individual to each user. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha," a bright, female voice, who is insightful,

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#24 Winter's Bone Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2014/01/03

Available on Netflix. In this unflinching noir drama, resilient teen Ree Dolly goes on the trail of her missing, drug-dealing father when his absence jeopardizes the family's safety. Her deadbeat dad has a key court date pending -- and Ree is determined that he show up. Grade: A

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#23 Crazy Eyes Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2013/12/31

Available on Netflix DVD. Narcissistic Hollywood millionaire Zach spends his nights boozing and sleeping around until he begins to fall for Rebecca, a complicated woman he can't have. But his pursuit of her is sidetracked by increasing pressures from his beleaguered family. Grade: B

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#22 Jesus Henry Christ Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2013/12/27

Available on Netflix. Too-smart-for-his-own-good 10-year-old Henry James Herman sets out to locate his father, an anonymous sperm donor, in this quirky comedy. Along the way, Henry uncovers family secrets that only deepen his existential quandary. Grade: D+

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#21 Bottle Rocket Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2013/12/24

Available on Netflix DVD. In this offbeat comedy, a trio of Texas friends tries to embark on a life of crime. After knocking over a bookstore and going on the lam, they bungle their way into a huge heist engineered by a silver-tongued con artist. Grade: B-

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#20 Philomena Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2013/12/20

Available in Theatres. A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent. Grade: A

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Addendum: Jeff Who Lives At Home Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2013/12/17

A revision to a concluding remark in the "Jeff Who Lives At Home" Review.

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#19 Jeff Who Lives At Home Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2013/12/17

Available on Netflix. Siblings Jay and Mark Duplass direct this comedy focusing on two brothers -- one a moderate success, the other still living with Mom. A trip to the store for glue, however, turns into an encounter with destiny for the stay-at-home slacker. Grade: A

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#18 Gravity Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2013/12/12

Now in theatres. Dr. Ryan Stone is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone - tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth...and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little

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#17 Django Unchained Movie Review

A Dilettante TV & Film Review ·

2013/12/10

Available on Netflix DVD. Accompanied by a German bounty hunter, a freed slave named Django travels across America to free his wife from a sadistic plantation owner. Quentin Tarantino directs this modern-day spaghetti Western. Grade: B+

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