BRIAN ORNDORF

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  • Film Review – The Invention of Lying

    INVENTION OF LYING Gervais Garner Louis CK

    Weirdness hits immediately in “The Invention of Lying.” The film equates the opposite of fibbing as some sort of unfiltered monologue, allowing the bearer of bad news to barf up every last unkind thought they’ve ever owned. That’s not lying. But that’s nitpicking, which is like bringing a gun to this knife fight. A softly considered religious farce, “Lying” is light on the laughs and smothering with its mockery, making for an uneven picture that’s too consumed with its own cleverness to launch a proper satiric sneak attack on the audience.

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  • Film Review – 9

    9 Elijah Wood

    Shane Acker’s “9” could be easily praised as a visionary fantasy film, using lavish CG environments to conjure an alternate reality of robotic monsters and misguided heroism. It’s a gorgeous film. However, it’s not always the most convincing motion picture. Expanded from Acker’s celebrated 2005 short film, “9” feels unnaturally fleshed out and overthought, dampening the excitement through extensive padding, making a concept that was once based in mystery feel exaggerated beyond its natural comfort level. It’s captivating eye candy, but something of a dramatic spinout.

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