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“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Saw the MCU Grow Up

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It’s not perfect, but the Russo brothers’ conspiracy-thriller take on the MCU turned its eye inward to the more explicitly political.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

“Guardians of the Galaxy” Gave the MCU Its Identity

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A break from all those iron men and thunder gods, James Gunn’s blast of ’70s pastiche helped solidify the Marvel movies’ blend of character and comedy.

Ben Kaye Posted on April 16, 2020April 17, 2020

Boyhood: You Either Get it Or You Don’t

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Both a “masterpiece” and a “self-indulgent bore,” Richard Linklater’s passion project captured the painful fleetingness of life.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on August 25, 2019August 23, 2019

“Pasolini” Is an Iconoclastic Biopic for an Iconoclastic Director

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Abel Ferrara eulogizes fellow scandalizer Pier Paolo Pasolini in a suitably grimy tone poem featuring Willem Dafoe.

Theo Estes Posted on June 21, 2019August 11, 2020

The Redemption of “Edge of Tomorrow”

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Five years after its box office failure, a look back at what went wrong for Cruise’s ambitious sci-fi action film and how the narrative has changed.

Joe Lipsett Posted on June 3, 2019August 11, 2020

Five Years Later, Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” Remains a Powerful Document of the Civil Rights Movement

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Five years on, Ava DuVernay’s gripping account of the march from Selma to Washington stresses that MLK’s fight is far from over today.

Andrea Thompson Posted on April 27, 2019August 7, 2020
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