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“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is a curious thing indeed

Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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David Fincher’s syrupy historical fantasy is as sumptuously filmed as it is shallowly written.

Tim Stevens Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

How David Fincher’s “Mindhunter” built the serial killer thriller brick by brick

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The Netflix series feels as much about the components of Fincher’s exacting style as it does the origins of forensic profiling.

Michael Guarnieri Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

“Gone Girl” is the David Fincher rom-com we never knew we had

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David Fincher’s meticulous anti-murder-mystery is a curious marriage of thriller and romantic comedy.

Ashley Lara Posted on December 27, 2020December 24, 2020

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is little without its two leads

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The 2011 adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s hit novel does right by its investigators but drags out the story around them.

Justin Harrison Posted on December 25, 2020December 24, 2020

The secret to “The Social Network”‘s success was its soundtrack

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David Fincher’s 2010 drama about the founding of Facebook is nothing without Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ groundbreaking score.

Sean Price Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

“Zodiac” and the very slow walk to justice

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Arguably one of David Fincher’s best films, Zodiac focuses on the tedium of a murder investigation, rather than the crimes themselves.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on December 19, 2020December 19, 2020

For the love of “The Game”, David Fincher’s secret masterpiece

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David Fincher’s Hitchcockian thriller is one of his twistiest, best early works.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 19, 2020December 18, 2020

Inside the uncomfortably small world of “Panic Room”

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One of David Fincher’s more straightforward suspense thrillers, Panic Room finds that greed always levels the playing ground.

Chris Ludovici Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

Descending into the “Se7en”th circle of hell

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David Fincher’s 1995 serial killer thriller elevates the police procedural into a grimy fable about mankind’s fall from grace.

Soham Gadre Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020

David Fincher’s Madonna videos hone her style, but dull her radical edge

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David Fincher and Madonna had one of the most exciting artistic collaborations of the ’90s, but made the material girl too immaterial.

B.L. Panther Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020

“Don’t be afraid, I’m part of the family”: In defense of “Alien 3”

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David Fincher’s first feature may have angered people at the time, but it continues to prove equally daring as a sequel and a debut.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on December 6, 2020December 12, 2020

December’s Filmmaker of the Month: David Fincher

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In honor of the release of Mank, we look back at the director who’s continued to blend noir, thriller, black comedy, and mainstream appeal.

Matt Cipolla Posted on December 3, 2020January 3, 2021

“Mank” is a tragedy, not a love letter

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David Fincher’s biopic of Citizen Kane writer Herman J. Mankiewicz is a slick, cynical reframing of Hollywood’s Golden Age.

Matt Cipolla Posted on November 17, 2020December 5, 2020

Sorkin’s Game: How “The Social Network” surprisingly succeeds in its take on women

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David Fincher’s Facebook drama remains a bright spot in Aaron Sorkin’s filmography in how it skewers male entitlement.

Christy Admiraal Posted on October 1, 2020September 30, 2020

“Se7en” can still keep you up at night, even after 25 years

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David Fincher’s bleak, gruesome murder mystery packed a punch audiences have never forgotten.

Chris Ludovici Posted on September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

The Top 25 TV Shows of 2019

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From HBO (Chernobyl, Watchmen, Succession) to Netflix (Russian Doll, The Crown, Stranger Things) and beyond, we break down the best TV of the year.

The Spool Staff Posted on December 16, 2019December 18, 2019

“Fight Club”, “Fleabag” and The Battle Against Toxicity

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A look back at the movie that inadvertently launched a toxic movement & the TV series that better understood postmodern pain.

Sarah Gorr Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

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

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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
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