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Search Results for: Jim Jarmusch

The Untamed Territory of Jim Jarmusch’s “Dead Man”

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Jim Jarmusch’s black and white punk Western is both his most beautiful & most baffling film.

Scout Tafoya Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

Taking a Ride With Jim Jarmusch’s “Night on Earth”

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Jim Jarmusch’s around the world anthology is a flawed but ambitious look at the odd moments that bind us.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on January 14, 2020January 8, 2020

“Mystery Train” is Jim Jarmusch’s Love Letter to the Ghosts of Memphis

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Jim Jarmusch’s atmospheric ode to Elvis and the fleetingness of time holds up more than 30 years later as one of his best works.

Michael Guarnieri Posted on January 13, 2020January 12, 2020

Since His Debut, Jim Jarmusch Has Been on “Permanent Vacation”

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We look back at Jim Jarmusch’s film debut and the way its sense of experimentation ripples through the rest of his career.

Soham Gadre Posted on January 12, 2020January 12, 2020

January’s Filmmaker of the Month: Jim Jarmusch

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We ring in 2020 by celebrating the birthday of independent cinema’s rockabilly godfather.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 5, 2020February 3, 2020

“The Dead Don’t Die,” But the Living Don’t Do Much Either

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A rare misfire in his filmography, Jim Jarmusch’s horror-comedy is an inconsistent mess that’s neither scary or funny.

Andrew Bloom Posted on January 31, 2020January 24, 2020

“Paterson” & the Secret Poet Hearts That Beat Within Us

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Jim Jarmusch’s most gentle, sentimental film finds the lyrical beauty in an everyday working class life.

Sarah Gorr Posted on January 29, 2020January 30, 2020

From Wilted to Wistful in “Broken Flowers”

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Part deadpan comedy, part drama, and part neo-noir, Jim Jarmusch’s 2005 indie remains one of his most textured—and one of his most approachable.

Robert Daniels Posted on January 21, 2020January 21, 2020

Time Waits for No Misfit: On “Down By Law”

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Time, ease, and the thrill of Americana rain down on Jim Jarmusch’s most intriguing early work, about a group of three escaped convicts.

Bill Arceneaux Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020

Connection, Consumption and “Coffee and Cigarettes”

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Jim Jarmusch’s laidback anthology of fateful celebrity meetings lays bare the communal value of commodity.

B.L. Panther Posted on January 19, 2020January 18, 2020

The Hip-Hop Bushido Code of “Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai”

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Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai sees Jim Jarmusch integrating hip-hop atmosphere with samurai genre trappings to create a dorm-room favorite.

David Rollison Posted on January 18, 2020January 18, 2020

“Painting With John” is an unlikely balm to the soul

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A quirky documentary series starring an indie Renaissance man might be just the thing to get you through these troubling times.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

“8mm” is still up to snuff in delivering shock and repulsion

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Joel Schumacher’s sleazy, sweaty neo-noir of porn and pain remains a bizarre artifact for the director’s filmography, and it hasn’t lost its bite.

Liam Carroll Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

“Caged Heat” is a Unlikely Start to an Acclaimed Filmography

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Jonathan Demme’s sleazy but interesting feature debut tried to put a new spin on the women in prison genre.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

“The Limits of Control” Tests The Limits of Audience Attention

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Though its glacial pacing & elliptical dialogue challenges the audience, Jarmusch’s 2009 crime thriller is its own fascinating beast.

Tim Stevens Posted on January 23, 2020January 21, 2020

“Stranger Than Paradise” & the Rebirth of Cool

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A look at how a sparsely plotted, low budget comedy changed the face of indie arthouse cinema.

Brian Thompson Posted on January 10, 2020January 8, 2020

The Top 25 TV Shows of 2019

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From HBO (Chernobyl, Watchmen, Succession) to Netflix (Russian Doll, The Crown, Stranger Things) and beyond, we break down the best TV of the year.

The Spool Staff Posted on December 16, 2019December 18, 2019

Reality Bites at 25: Generation X Deserved Better

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A quarter of a century later, Reality Bites offers a frustratingly incomplete portrait of the MTV generation.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on February 16, 2019August 4, 2020

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