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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Prabh Indian Kitchen: A Healthy, Delicious Option for Ethnic Food Lovers

Prabh Indian Kitchen: A Healthy, Delicious Option for Ethnic Food Lovers

By Justin Schmidt Dec 18, 2012

Prabh Indian Kitchen in downtown Mill Valley is hands down the best Indian restaurant in Marin. Although Prabh is most well-known for its sit-down dinner experience, the lunch box meals are just as appealing,...

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"Deadfall" Review: Too Mediocre to Be Bad or Good

“Deadfall” Review: Too Mediocre to Be Bad or Good

By Wesley Emblidge Dec 6, 2012

Some movies aren’t bad, they aren’t good, they just kind of...exist. There aren’t any big flaws within them, but not enough good elements either. “Deadfall” is certainly one of those movies,...

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“Elementary” Review: New Show Fails to Capture the Magic of Sherlock Holmes

By Emma Talkoff Dec 3, 2012

"Elementary," CBS’s take on the modern-day Holmes theme mastered by Britain’s wildly popular "Sherlock," premiered September 27 as the latest in a series of adaptations of the original stories dating...

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"Anna Karenina" Review: Theater and Film Combined with Middling Results

“Anna Karenina” Review: Theater and Film Combined with Middling Results

By Wesley Emblidge Nov 16, 2012

Theater is an art I can admire and see the value in, but it’s never been one I’ve enjoyed all that much. I’m never really able to connect, all I really see is the actors reciting lines, rather...

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"Flight" Review: Reaches Maximum Altitude Too Early

“Flight” Review: Reaches Maximum Altitude Too Early

By Wesley Emblidge Nov 3, 2012

It’s been a long 12 years since director Robert Zemeckis made his last live-action film. Ever since “Cast Away” in 2000, he’s been lost in the uncanny valley, making a number of motion-capture...

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"Wreck-it Ralph" Review: A Great World Built Around Video Games

“Wreck-it Ralph” Review: A Great World Built Around Video Games

By Wesley Emblidge Nov 3, 2012

I don’t really play video games that much. Maybe to pass time, I’ll play some game on my phone here and there, but I don’t have an Xbox or a Playstation or anything like that. However just because...

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America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t

By Cassie Jeong Oct 24, 2012

The other day I was approached by a strange figure draped in only an American flag. The figure held two items, a book and an envelope, both of which were shoved forcefully into my arms. Stumbling backward,...

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John Hawkes Shines in True Story "The Sessions"

John Hawkes Shines in True Story “The Sessions”

By Wesley Emblidge Oct 18, 2012

If there’s one thing you can safely call “The Sessions,” it’s original. It’s based on the true story of Mark O’Brien, a man with polio who is confined to an iron lung and decided he wanted...

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"Seven Psychopaths" is a Great Combination of "Adaptation" and "In Bruges"

“Seven Psychopaths” is a Great Combination of “Adaptation” and “In Bruges”

By Wesley Emblidge Oct 10, 2012

From the very first scene of “Seven Psychopaths,” the new film by Martin McDonagh (“In Bruges”), you can sense some of the films that inspired it. It opens with a scene very reminiscent of...

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"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" Manages to be a Solid Entry in the High School Genre

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” Manages to be a Solid Entry in the High School Genre

By Wesley Emblidge Sep 30, 2012

Being a high school student, I love a good movie about high school. I love the fun 80s movies like “Ferris Bueler’s Day Off” or “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” laugh hard at R comedies like...

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"Looper" Review: One of the Few Movies This Year to Meet its High Expectations

“Looper” Review: One of the Few Movies This Year to Meet its High Expectations

By Wesley Emblidge Sep 28, 2012

When one thinks back on great time travel movies, certain movies come instantly to mind. The earlier films in the “Back to the Future” and “Terminator” franchises are great examples, but those...

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Some of the best talents in cinema are all on top of their game in "The Master"

Some of the best talents in cinema are all on top of their game in “The Master”

By Wesley Emblidge Sep 22, 2012

Some movies take a while to really figure out. It’s been over a day since I was awed by Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, “The Master,” and yet I’m still thinking about and trying to deconstruct...

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