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4:00 PM on 10.24.2013  Review: Blue Is the Warmest Color  There
are many examples of desire in Blue Is the Warmest Color that
are nuanced and downright erotic. These moments are communicated
in coy shifts in facial expression, through the brinkmanship of
flirtation, the intimate ris...  Hubert Vigilla  Review: The
Fifth Estate photo Review: The Fifth Estate by Matthew Razak
Much of the ad campaign for The Fifth Estate, the movie about
Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, has touted the question of whether
or not Assange is a free speech hero or a terrorist who put
lives at risk. It's a really interesting debate and one that has
been churning since WikiLeaks published the insane amount of
cables it obtained from Bradley Manning. It's a great question
for a movie to address.  Unfortunately, The Fifth Estate doesn't
really address it. For a film about such a controversial topic
it sure does steer away from controversy, instead content to
attempt to be a thr