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“8mm” is still up to snuff in delivering shock and repulsion

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Joel Schumacher’s sleazy, sweaty neo-noir of porn and pain remains a bizarre artifact for the director’s filmography, and it hasn’t lost its bite.

Liam Carroll Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

“Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” welcomed Gus Van Sant to the indie-sphere

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
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After a handful of missteps, Gus Van Sant regained his footing with a solid—if fittingly flawed—indie.

Elle Busko Posted on June 28, 2020July 2, 2020

Ambition is the eighth deadly sin in “To Die For”

To Die For
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Gus Van Sant and Buck Henry’s darkly funny satire about toxic self-obsession features a memorably villainous turn by Nicole Kidman.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on June 10, 2020June 12, 2020

Here She Comes, Watch Your Step: 10 Pop Culture Femme Fatales

Femme Fatales
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A look at some of our favorite movie & TV characters who used body & brains to get what they want — even if it killed someone.

Beau North Posted on February 13, 2020February 12, 2020

Box Office Report: “Joker”‘s Opening Weekend Is Far From Damaged

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Joker’s box office take this opening weekend is nothing to laugh at, as the DC Comics experiment paid off handsomely for Warner Bros.

Douglas Laman Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019

Joker Review: Let’s Put a Sneer On That Face

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Todd Phillips’ seedy, 3edgy5me imagining of the Clown Prince of Crime is as artfully made as it is disturbingly retrograde.

Clint Worthington Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019

What to Watch on Streaming: Week of February 22nd, 2019

What to Watch on Streaming February 22 2019
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From food porn to mumblecore to frightening docs about the global economy, we tell you what to watch on streaming this weekend.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 18, 2019February 17, 2019

The Sisters Brothers Review: Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly Upend the Western

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Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly are a pair of offbeat gunslingers in Jacques Audiard’s unconventional, gorgeously energetic […]

Dusty Wilson Posted on September 26, 2018August 1, 2020

You Were Never Really Here Review: A Masterwork of Brutal Grindhouse Poetry

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Lynne Ramsay follows We Need to Talk About Kevin with another masterwork on the cyclical traumas of violence, […]

Clint Worthington Posted on April 8, 2018July 28, 2020
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