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June 8, 2020

You don’t know shit about “Showgirls” until you’ve seen “You Don’t Nomi”

Jeffrey McHale explores the circuitous route the NC-17 flop took from Razzie shame to midnight fame.
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November 20, 2019

Martin Scorsese Is A Great Filmmaker, and Dead Wrong About Marvel

There's a lot more nuance to be found in the discourse surrounding Marvel movies and arthouse cinema.
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August 30, 2019

Love, Antosha Review: Portrait of an Actor Gone Too Soon

Garret Price processes the untimely death of Anton Yelchin through an intimate look at the actor's mind, process, and struggles.
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July 27, 2019

“Inglourious Basterds” Lets Tarantino Turn the Propaganda Back on his Audience

Quentin Tarantino's blood-soaked WWII film lets him turn the camera around on the audience and interrogate his own violent oeuvre.
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July 2, 2019

July’s Filmmaker of the Month: Quentin Tarantino

With his ninth film coming out this month, we look back on the indie titan and his deeply metatextual approach to cinema.
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May 26, 2019

Cannes Review: Pedro Almodóvar Interrogates the “Pain and Glory” of His Own Career

As self-reflective as it is starkly modernist, Pedro Almodóvar’s latest is navel gazing at its finest.
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May 14, 2019

Little White Lies’ “Close-Ups” Series Offers Film Scholarship That Fits In Your Pocket

Whether on the cinema of New York, Wes Anderson, or creatures of the night, the venerable film magazine has you covered.
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May 12, 2019

Long Day’s Journey Into Night Review: A Beautiful Ode to Sensation

More than just its gimmicky 59-minute 3D long shot, Bi Gan's dreamlike drama is a delightfully challenging, exhilarating work of cinema.
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April 16, 2019

Ebertfest 2019: Celebrating Roger in Fine Filmic Fashion

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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April 15, 2019

Revisiting “The Watermelon Woman”, Cheryl Dunye’s Refreshingly Disruptive Directorial Debut

A pioneering work of Black Queer Cinema, Cheryl Dunye's vibrant "Dunye-mentary" reckons with traditional queer narratives and the racism of Old Hollywood.