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Criterion Corner: Luis Buñuel, “Minding the Gap”, “Rolling Thunder Revue”

Criterion Corner Minding the Gap
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January’s Criterion offerings include a box set of Bunuel’s final films, Martin Scorsese on Bob Dylan, and Bing Liu’s astonishing doc debut.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 24, 2021January 24, 2021

“The Quick and the Dead” is fast on the draw & a ton of fun

The Quick and the Dead
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Sam Raimi and Sharon Stone’s quickdraw revenger is stylish and skillfully crafted.

Justin Harrison Posted on October 16, 2020October 15, 2020

“Ratched” is exactly what you think it’s going to be, and worse

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Ryan Murphy executive produces an origin story no one asked for, with more hollow camp than anyone needs.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 18, 2020September 16, 2020

Thrilling, Absurd, and Poignant: Revisiting “Total Recall” 30 Years Later

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Paul Verhoeven’s wild sci-fi action thriller remains a one-of-a-kind look at a bleak & plausible future.

Patrick Glennon Posted on June 1, 2020July 2, 2020

From Wilted to Wistful in “Broken Flowers”

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Part deadpan comedy, part drama, and part neo-noir, Jim Jarmusch’s 2005 indie remains one of his most textured—and one of his most approachable.

Robert Daniels Posted on January 21, 2020January 21, 2020

Hell is Real, and It’s Las Vegas in “Casino”

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Martin Scorsese’s underrated gangster drama Casino depicts Sin City as a place where dreams & nightmares are one, & no heroes are to be found.

Douglas Laman Posted on October 20, 2019October 20, 2019

How Not to Talk to Women: the “Catwoman” Disaster

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Fifteen years later, the spectacular failure of Catwoman still stings.

Andrea Thompson Posted on July 28, 2019July 29, 2019

From Captain Marvel to Catwoman: 35 Years of Female Superheroes

Captain Marvel Female Supeheroes
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We take a look at the state of female-led superheroes up to this point, from the lows of Catwoman to the highs of Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on March 9, 2019March 8, 2019
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