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Read Film Rumpus Original The Rumpus Review of The Big Short Jerald IsseksFebruary 25, 2016 My reading of the audience’s reaction to the bombast of The Big Short is not that people genuinely find the story amusing, but rather, that we are experiencing discomfort while simultaneously expecting to be entertained.Read
Read Film Rumpus Original The Saturday Rumpus Review: 99 Homes Joe SackstederNovember 14, 2015 99 Homes continues Bahrani’s tendency to take on big topics, to cut them into chewable pieces for its audienceRead
Read Film Other Rumpus Original Rumpus Originals Homo Homini Lupus Est: The Rumpus Review of The Wolf of Wall Street Anisse GrossDecember 30, 2013 This movie is not a critique. It's an advertisement for capitalism and its salacious, delectable greeds.Read