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December 17, 2021

The Top 25 Films of 2021

From Annette to Zola, we break down the best movies of the year.
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December 16, 2021

The power of performative, racialised masculinity in The Power of The Dog

Jane Campion's latest explores how the rich and powerful assume--and shed--the trappings of others for their fulfillment.
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December 16, 2021

The Top 25 TV Shows of 2021

This year's best in TV took us from the furthest reaches of space to murder mysteries in small Philly towns.
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December 12, 2021

Reevaluating Billy Wilder’s final film, Buddy Buddy

The legendary filmmaker's last bow is a fascinating misfire starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon (and a bonkers Klaus Kinski).
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November 30, 2021

5 movies to get you through waiting to see Licorice Pizza

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest won’t be available in wide release until the end of December, so in the meantime here are a handful of movies that also capture that unique lurid sunniness of 70s & 80s Southern California to tide you over.
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November 30, 2021

KinoKultur: Structure and the Supernatural in 4 Household Tales

B.L. Panther takes a look at four films from Kino Lorber that explore the intersection of structure and the supernatural in the latest KinoKultur
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November 24, 2021

In Spencer, food is a weapon to control and torment

Pablo Larraín’s sympathetic “fable” about Diana, Princess of Wales, also compassionately addresses the secret shame of eating disorders.
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November 22, 2021

Human Again: Civilization and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Disney's 1991 adaptation of the French fairytale is an all-time classic of animation whose legacy extends beyond the picture itself.
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November 8, 2021

P.S.H. I Love You: “The Master” is the definitive role of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s career

We close out our year-long exploration of one of cinema's greatest artists with his mesmerizing turn as Lancaster Dodd.
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November 4, 2021

Farscape’s Claudia Black on Trauma, “Time Now”, and “The Comeback Curry”

The Farscape and Nevers actress looks back on the complexities of living with trauma, and her viral Twitter thread.