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“On the Rocks” is a bitter cocktail to swallow

On the Rocks
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Sofia Coppola’s latest is a wry, disarming look at our need for love and the willful ignorance it leads to.

Matt Cipolla Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020

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

The Dead Don't Die
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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

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

The Limits of Control
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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

From Wilted to Wistful in “Broken Flowers”

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

Connection, Consumption and “Coffee and Cigarettes”

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

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

Review: “Zombieland: Double Tap” is the “Big Bang Theory” of Zom-Coms

ZOMBIELAND 2: DOUBLE TAP
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Cheap, creaky jokes and overstimulated filmmaking plague a too-late sequel no one asked for.

Clint Worthington Posted on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019

“Ed Wood” is Tim Burton’s Deeply Personal Ode to Filmmaking Misfits

Ed Wood Tim Burton
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Burton’s most deeply personal film is his humanistic, black-and-white celebration of the Worst Filmmaker of All Time.

Chris Ludovici Posted on March 11, 2019August 5, 2020

Scrooged at 30: How Bill Murray Turned A Christmas Carol On Its Head

Scrooged
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Three decades later, Bill Murray’s dark turn on Ebenezer Scrooge remains as adored by its fans as it […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on November 23, 2018August 2, 2020
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