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What We’re Watching – 1/4/2012

Trying to discover the logic behind what I decide to watch on any given day is an exercise in futility. I watch some things because the writer, director, DP and/or actor(s) interest me. I watch some things that my movie snob friends would refer to as “embarrassing” and insist I stop talking about. I watch some things because I think the story will be neat. I watch some things because my sister tells me to and eventually I’ll watch it just to shut her up. You may think my taste in film and television is asinine; I think it’s eclectic.

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Film Review – Catfish (Second Take)

You’re not supposed to know about Catfish. The tagline on the poster says, “Don’t let anyone tell you what it is.” The entire ad campaign wants you to know that Catfish is a secret not to be shared.

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Film Review – Catfish

In Catfish, we meet Nev Schulman, a photographer in New York City. His brother Rel and their friend Henry Joost make movies. When Nev is contacted by 8-year-old Michigan girl Abby, who has created a painting from one of his photos, Rel and Henry begin to document a burgeoning modern-day-pen-pal friendship between the two. Soon Nev is also in regular contact with Abby’s family, and begins a serious flirtation with her older sister Megan via email, Facebook, and texting.

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