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Author: Rick Kelley

“Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” Is Bloody, Weird, Pure Spike Lee

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
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Spike Lee’s Kickstarted remake of Ganja & Hess is more interesting than its negative reception belies.

Rick Kelley Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020

Desire, Use, Repeat: Patterns of Grace in “Her Smell”

Her Smell
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Alex Ross Perry’s punk-rock elegy isn’t just a bittersweet portrait of rock stardom, it’s a beautiful model of the long, hard road to sobriety.

Rick Kelley Posted on November 27, 2019November 26, 2019

The Double Nostalgia of Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused”

Dazed and Confused
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Richard Linklater’s 1993 coming-of-age classic is a battle of dueling, complicated nostalgias around ’60s youth culture.

Rick Kelley Posted on August 10, 2019August 10, 2019
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