Nowhere to Run at 30: The platonic ideal of Jean-Claude Van Damme

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Nowhere to Run at 30: The platonic ideal of Jean-Claude Van Damme

Van Damme has made better films, but Robert Harmon's 1993 action drama is perhaps the best encapsulation of what makes him a star.

Reviews

Catch and Kill digs deeper into the monstrous deeds of Harvey Weinstein

The HBO docuseries doesn't offer much we don't already know, but fleshes out the information provided by Ronan Farrow's in-depth book and podcast.

Anniversaries

“Different rules apply”: “After Hours” at 35

An under-appreciated work from the filmmaker and a career rebound, Martin Scorsese's screwball comedy remains one of a kind.

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Features

“After Hours”: Different Rules Apply Here

Martin Scorsese’s black comedy about one hellish night offers a trapped in amber portrait of 80s New York City. Every month, we at The Spool..

Features

With “Pulp Fiction,” Tarantino Resisted the Mundane

Quentin Tarantino's classic 1994 new-cool drama set the stage for a new era of independent film, and saw the end of his own sense of mercy.

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