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Berlinale 2021: Giallo meets Jeffrey Epstein in “The Scary of Sixty-first”

The Scary of Sixty-first (Berlinale)
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Dasha Nekrasova leaps out of the gate with an audacious, out-there horror debut as creepy as it is transgressive.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

Sex and the Single Woman: How “An Unmarried Woman” changed the game

An Unmarried Woman
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Paul Mazursky’s 1974 drama captured the complexities of restlessness, desire, and sexuality of the modern ‘70s woman. NOW STREAMING: […]

Jon Paul Roberts Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020

Clint Eastwood: The Man, The Glare, The Movie Star

Clint Eastwood
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A tribute to one of the greatest icons in movie history.

Rudolph Fernandez Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019

Dolemite Is My Name Review: Eddie Murphy Puts His Weight On It

DOLEMITE IS MY NAME!
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Eddie Murphy is back, baby, in this groovy, uproarious take on the gonzo career of Rudy Ray Moore. […]

Clint Worthington Posted on October 25, 2019October 25, 2019

Joker Review: Let’s Put a Sneer On That Face

Joker
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Todd Phillips’ seedy, 3edgy5me imagining of the Clown Prince of Crime is as artfully made as it is disturbingly retrograde.

Clint Worthington Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019

Criterion Corner: “An Angel At My Table,” “The Koker Trilogy,” ’50s Ozu

An Angel At My Table Criterion
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Jane Campion’s Janet Frame biopic, a trilogy of fables from Abbas Kiarostami, and one of Ozu’s lesser-known melodramas fill Criterion’s August slate.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 20, 2019December 16, 2019

Mindhunter Season 2 Review: Returning to the Scene of the Crime

Mindhunter Season 2
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David Fincher’s haunting, revolutionary Netflix show returns for a sophomore glimpse into the dark core of the American soul.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 18, 2019August 18, 2019

The Kitchen Review: Female-Led Heist Film Cooks Up Mediocre Thrills

The Kitchen
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Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss can’t quite spice up the underdone intrigue of this ’70s-set comic book adaptation.

Sarah Gorr Posted on August 9, 2019August 9, 2019

Review: “David Crosby: Remember My Name” Finds the Cost of Musical Freedom

David Crosby: Remember My Name
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The David Crosby-centric doc proves most effective when it embraces the rock-infused messiness of the man’s life and career.

Matt Cipolla Posted on July 30, 2019July 2, 2020

Criterion Corner: “Do the Right Thing”, “1984”, “Klute”, “The BRD Trilogy”

Do the Right Thing Criterion 1984 Klute BRD Trilogy
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Race, control, and patriarchy reign in July’s offerings from Criterion.

Clint Worthington Posted on July 19, 2019December 11, 2019

July’s Filmmaker of the Month: Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino
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With his ninth film coming out this month, we look back on the indie titan and his deeply metatextual approach to cinema.

Clint Worthington Posted on July 2, 2019August 1, 2019

Annabelle Comes Home Review: Conjuring Sequel Serves Up Lazy Scares

Annabelle Comes Home
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The ostensibly classy Conjuring series turns into a predictable haunted-house spookfest.

Sarah Gorr Posted on June 24, 2019June 25, 2019

Ermanno Olmi: Standing in the Footprints of God

Ermanno Olmi, Il Posto
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Over his decades-long career, the Italian neorealist crafted films filled with truth, empathy, and kindness.

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Scout Tafoya Posted on June 20, 2019June 20, 2019

Pavarotti Review: Ron Howard Doc Sings the Tenor’s Praises

Pavarotti
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Ron Howard returns to accessible but fluffy music docs with this hagiography of the iconic opera tenor.

Theo Estes Posted on June 3, 2019August 11, 2020

With “Blockbuster”, Matt Schrader Builds a Podcast Biopic of Lucas and Spielberg’s Game-Changing Origins

Blockbuster Matt Schrader
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We chat with the creator of the podcast series Blockbuster about dramatizing the early creative partnership of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas

Clint Worthington Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019

Heroines, Honeys and Hos: Conflicting Images of Women in the Blaxploitation Era

Pam Grier Coffy Blaxploitation
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We take a look at the ways Pam Grier, Tamara Dobson, and other blaxploitation stars elevated their iconic characters beyond white-written stereotypes.

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Aisha Staggers Posted on April 17, 2019April 19, 2019

Ebertfest 2019: Celebrating Roger in Fine Filmic Fashion

Bound
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From Bound to Sideways to Romy and Michelle, this year’s Ebertfest was a celebration of the weird, eclectic, and fantastic films Roger Ebert loved.

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Jonah Koslofsky Posted on April 16, 2019April 15, 2019

If Beale Street Could Talk Review: Love is a Battle, Love is a War

If Beale Street Could Talk
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Barry Jenkins’ sensitive, lyrical adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel is one of the year’s best, most tragic romances.

Caroline Siede Posted on December 13, 2018August 2, 2020

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