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Egoyan’s brilliant erotic thriller ‘Exotica’ looks desperation in the eye

Atom Egoyan’s serpentine erotic thriller, Exotica, is a flawless exercise in understated urgency. Flashbacks, arresting visuals, and Mychael Danna’s score slowly reveal a web of strangers inextricably linked by one man’s suffering. It’s less a cinematic puzzle than an organic realization. When all of the mysteries are unraveled, you know a little bit more about the Human condition. Though many consider The Sweet Hereafter to be Egoyan’s masterpiece, Exotica is fearless indie filmmaking at its best.

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Defiance, Ep. 1.07: “Brothers in Arms” – In No Man’s Land

Defiance, Season 1: Episode 7 – “Brothers in Arms” Directed by Andy Wolk Written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer Airs Monday nights at 9 of SyFy This was the episode of Defiance I was waiting for. For a while now, this series has been hanging its hat on world-building, which hasn’t exactly been disengaging or uninteresting. …

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Defiance, Ep. 1.05: “A Well Respected Man” – Having your eye on the wrong snake

It was in my review of last week’s episode of Defiance that I suggested a StarCraft connection for this series. Maybe it’s because I played those games too much, but that Volge up there looks like it could be an accurate cross between a Protoss Zealot and a Zerg Hydralisk.

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