Tag: independent

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January 5, 2020

January’s Filmmaker of the Month: Jim Jarmusch

We ring in 2020 by celebrating the birthday of independent cinema's rockabilly godfather.
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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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October 12, 2019

The Dead Center Review: Who Wants to Live Forever?

Upstream Color's Shane Carruth stars in a haunting, atmospheric horror film about what lies beyond the pale.
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September 27, 2019

Reeling: “The Garden Left Behind” Is Powerful Trans Filmmaking

Flavio Alves' story of a trans immigrant in New York City may be rough around the edges, but it serves as important advocacy.
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August 28, 2019

Brittany Runs a Marathon Review: Running Toward Responsibility

Jillian Bell whips her life into shape in a fitness-focused dramedy that largely sidesteps the pitfalls of inspiration porn.
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August 21, 2019

American Factory Review: Auto-Economic Asphyxiation

Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar track the intersection of culture and capitalism in this intriguingly humanistic doc.
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August 19, 2019

Box Office Report: “Good Boys” Prove R-Rated Comedies Aren’t Dead

The Seth Rogen-produced kiddie-raunch comedy starts strong, in an August that's been largely underwhelming for the box office.
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August 12, 2019

The Peanut Butter Falcon Review: Navigating Disability With Grace

It's a little Sundance-y, but Tyler Wilson and Michael Schwarz craft a smart, balanced indie that avoids the usual pitfalls of the way movies tend to treat disability.
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August 11, 2019

The Daring Ambiguity of the “Before” Trilogy

Linklater's Before Trilogy - Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight - is an eye-catching crystallization of how relationships change over time.