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Title: Philosophy in Film - A Philosophical Approach to Cinema

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This review contains some spoilers, but does not reveal the ending.

For a little while, I found Hot Spot somewhat interesting. Something was entertaining about presenting this bizarre dystopia with such confidence, as I waited for cyber witches and an all-knowing artificial intelligence to fit together coherently. Even the ridiculous detective at i...


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I was bored for much of Hope, but there was a short stretch when I thought it might turn things around. After about thirty minutes of watching inept people behave ineptly, the monster finally appears, the people panic, and the film becomes exciting enough to make its slow opening forgivable. Unfortunately, that burst of energy is followed by repetitive chases and exp...


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At the end of Christopher Nolan’s Inception (2010), Dom Cobb leaves a spinning top behind and walks toward his children. The camera lingers on the object, withholding the answer that might distinguish a homecoming from another dream. Yet the uncertainty concerns more than Cobb’s location. If he has found the happiness he sought, would discovering that his children ar...


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For a very brief moment in time, I thought I might enjoy A Murder Between Friends. It was clearly terrible, but there was something amusing about how little effort it put into concealing that fact. Joan Collins was there. Candles were burning everywhere. A skeleton in armor was considered a normal prop to have in a mansion’s living area. Perhaps this would be one of ...


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I was skeptical of Shell almost immediately. An actress whose career is slipping away discovers a treatment that promises to restore her youth and professional prospects. I could already see the warnings about beauty standards forming from the horrific opening sequence. What I didn’t anticipate was how much of my entertainment would come from watching the film strugg...


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