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Joel's Ticket Stub
http://joelcrary.wordpress.com
Joel's Ticket Stub is a blog of movie reviews written by Ottawa film critic Joel Crary.
Recent Posts
Everybody’s Fine
Frank wonders where he went wrong as a father in "Everybody's Fine". (Kirk Jones, 2009) December 4, 2009 by Joel Crary I haven’t see “Stanno tutti bene”, the Italian film on which Kirk Jones’ “Everybody...
The Room
Lisa is tearing Johnny apart in "The Room". (Tommy Wiseau, 2003) December 3, 2009 by Joel Crary Chances are if you’re watching “The Room”, you have a pretty good idea in advance of just how bad the film is. Since its rele...
Mean Streets
Charlie and Johnny Boy duck the law in "Mean Streets". (Martin Scorsese, 1973) December 2, 2009 by Joel Crary Martin Scorsese’s “Mean Streets” presents a character who knows he’s bound to burn in hell and offers sce...
Trailer Tuesday: “Greenberg” and “Wonderful World”
There appears to be a demographic of loser guys entering their mid-life crises that two upcoming smaller films look to tap and they’ve both got good, underused actors in the leads. Ben Stiller may be known to most as the feckless guy everythin...
The Road
The man and the boy hike their way across a post-apocalyptic America in "The Road". (John Hillcoat, 2009) November 29, 2009 by Joel Crary The other day I was opening a container of butterscotch pudding and glanced at the expiration date on...
Un prophète
Malik looks down on the aging César in "Un prophète". (Jacques Audiard, 2009) November 29, 2009 by Joel Crary There’s a certain sense of justice that accompanies seeing the impotence of macho bravado behind bars that the gangster p...

