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The Big LebowskiP
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January 18, 2021

PSH is marvelous in “The Big Lebowski”

Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the ultimate lackey in The Coen Brothers' gleefully silly stoner comedy.
Criterion Crash Amores PerrosC
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December 14, 2020

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

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.
Desperado 25th AnniversaryG
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August 25, 2020

Guitars and gunplay: “Desperado” 25 years later

Robert Rodriguez's official arrival on the major-studio film scene remains a riotous, stylish pulp actioner.
The King of Staten Island&
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June 10, 2020

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

Judd Apatow's latest is just as overlong and meandering as his usual fare, but boasts a surprising turn from Pete Davidson.
Coffee and CigarettesC
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January 19, 2020

Connection, Consumption and “Coffee and Cigarettes”

Jim Jarmusch's laidback anthology of fateful celebrity meetings lays bare the communal value of commodity.
Mystery Train&
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January 13, 2020

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

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.
Reservoir Dogs&
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July 7, 2019

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

Quentin Tarantino's breakout debut feature is a bloody distillation of his best and worst instincts.
The SopranosH
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April 16, 2019

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

Our monthly TV podcast debates which character from David Chase's seminal mob drama wins out over the rest.
Hotel Transylvania 3H
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July 10, 2018

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

The third entry in Sony Pictures’ kids’ films about animated monsters is fun, flighty and surprisingly layered, with solid jokes and a heartwarming message. This..
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April 12, 2018

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

Andrew Haigh’s heartbreaking, poignant drama is a testament to our deeply human desire to belong, told through a nuanced performance by Charlie Plummer. This piece..