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Category: Celluloid Lit

Film reviews & all things cinematic

Review: “Torchwood: Miracle Day” Eps 1-3 (on The Other Side of the River)

by Rio Liang Imagine a world in which over-population is exacerbated not just by a rising birth rate but also … More

bbc, bill pullman, dead of night, doctor who, eve myles, gwen cooper, jack harkness, john barrowman, lauren ambrose, mekhi phifer, miracle day, rendition, starz, the new world, torchwood

The World of Prequel Sequels: Review of “X Men: First Class”

By Your Salonniere From Edward Rochester to Eric Lehnsherr, Michael Fassbender owns X Men: First Class, the prequel to the … More

British TV, Character, Culture, James McAvoy, Marvel Comics, Micheal Fassbender, Pop Culture, Villain, X Men

Review: Mike Mills’s “Beginners” (2010)

by Rio Liang After the death of his recently out-of-the closet father Hal (Christopher Plummer), thirty-eight-year-old graphic designer Oliver (Ewan McGregor) … More

beginners, christopher plummer, ewan mcgregor, Film, film review, indie, melanie laurent, mike mills

Film Review of the Latest Adaptation of “Jane Eyre”

By Your Salonniere Jane Eyre always gets short shrift. Whether from Blanche Ingram and her posse, from her employer who … More

Character, Charlotte Bronte, Culture, Emily Brontë, Fiction, Novels, Protagonist, Reading, Victorian

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