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The Overnight  (2015) A Review by Grant Kanigan Directed by: Patrick Brice Written by: Patrick Brice Starring: Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling,                Jason Schwartzman, Judith Godrèche Rating: 14A Release Date: June 26th 2015 Taylor Schilling peers through the looking glass in The Overnight © Courtesy of Sundance Institute     Few films have the audacity to take adult themes and approach them openly and intelligently. Bertolucci's strikingly intelligent  Last Tango In Paris was a no holds barred, explicit exploration of the nature of love, sex and an existential struggle for self expression through companionship. While Brice's The Overnight is nowhere near the timeless brilliance of Bertolucci's masterpiece, it's freewheeling take on sexuality and gender roles is absolutely hilarious, interesting, and at times groundbreaking. The Overnight  is also the best satire of the year.        The Overnight follows Alex and Emily, (Adam Scott and

Straight Outta Compton  (2015) A Review by Grant Kanigan Directed by: F. Gary Gray Written by: Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff,                    S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus Starring: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins,                Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti Rating: 14A Release Date: August 14th 2015 Jason Mitchell and Corey Hawkins work their musical magic as Eazy-E & Dr. Dre in Straight Outta Compton Photo by Jaimie Trueblood - © Universal Pictures     Music has always been the pulse that one can feel to find the heartbeat of the current zeitgeist. The counter culture of rebelliousness and equality was found throughout jazz from the 1930's to it's explosion in the 1950's, the anti-government, soul-searching movements of the 60's and 70's were felt through folk and rock music; anger and disillusionment rocked the early 1980's with heavy metal and punk, and by the late 80's, rap music took over as the vocal embodi