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PSH is marvelous in “The Big Lebowski”

The Big Lebowski
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Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the ultimate lackey in The Coen Brothers’ gleefully silly stoner comedy.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

Criterion Corner: “Crash”, “Amores Perros”, “Symbiopsychotaxiplasm”

Criterion Crash Amores Perros
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William Greaves’ avant-garde meta-doc, David Cronenberg’s work of grand theft autoerotica, and Innaritu’s dizzying debut mark this month’s Criterion entries.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 14, 2020December 28, 2020

Guitars and gunplay: “Desperado” 25 years later

Desperado 25th Anniversary
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Robert Rodriguez’s official arrival on the major-studio film scene remains a riotous, stylish pulp actioner.

Tim Stevens Posted on August 25, 2020August 24, 2020

“The King of Staten Island” tries to get Pete Davidson to grow up

The King of Staten Island
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Judd Apatow’s latest is just as overlong and meandering as his usual fare, but boasts a surprising turn from Pete Davidson.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 10, 2020June 18, 2020

Connection, Consumption and “Coffee and Cigarettes”

Coffee and Cigarettes
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Jim Jarmusch’s laidback anthology of fateful celebrity meetings lays bare the communal value of commodity.

B.L. Panther Posted on January 19, 2020January 18, 2020

“Mystery Train” is Jim Jarmusch’s Love Letter to the Ghosts of Memphis

Mystery Train
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Jim Jarmusch’s atmospheric ode to Elvis and the fleetingness of time holds up more than 30 years later as one of his best works.

Michael Guarnieri Posted on January 13, 2020January 12, 2020

“Reservoir Dogs” is Quentin Tarantino’s Bloody Rosetta Stone

Reservoir Dogs
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Quentin Tarantino’s breakout debut feature is a bloody distillation of his best and worst instincts.

Max Glenn Posted on July 7, 2019July 7, 2019

Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on “The Sopranos”?

The Sopranos
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Our monthly TV podcast debates which character from David Chase’s seminal mob drama wins out over the rest.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 16, 2019August 6, 2020

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Review: Fun in the Spooky Sun

Hotel Transylvania 3
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The third entry in Sony Pictures’ kids’ films about animated monsters is fun, flighty and surprisingly layered, with […]

Marshall Estes Posted on July 10, 2018July 30, 2020

Lean on Pete Review: A Boy and His Horse Search for Home, Find Each Other

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Andrew Haigh’s heartbreaking, poignant drama is a testament to our deeply human desire to belong, told through a […]

Clint Worthington Posted on April 12, 2018July 28, 2020
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