In Asteroid City, Wes Anderson reflects on his own actors and style

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Anderson's latest is maybe his most reflective and curious film yet, a reflection of the ways he keeps old Hollywood forms of storytelling and acting alive.

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“The Reluctant Fundamentalist”’s subterfuge of the American Dream

Mira Nair's adaptation of the Mohsin Hamid novel is a probing exploration of the forces that make us who we are.

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“The Manchurian Candidate”, A Study of Humanity Lost

Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1962 classic is as notable for its look at political dehumanization as it is its modernization.

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Review – A Web-Slinging Animated Classic in the Making

Miles Morales gets the big-screen treatment he deserves, an aesthetically vibrant, action-packed story that might just be one of the best animated superhero films of all time. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood What if I were to tell you that one of the most dazzling, innovative, hilarious and poignant animated films of the ... Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Review – A Web-Slinging Animated Classic in the Making

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