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“Die Hard With a Vengeance” Gave Me My Best Friend

Die Hard with a Vengeance
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One writer’s childhood bond with his best friend was sealed by a fateful late-night screening of Die Hard with a Vengeance.

Tim Stevens Posted on November 29, 2019November 29, 2019

Queerness and the Small Subversions of “Big Business”

Big Business
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The Bette Midler/Lily Tomlin mistaken-identity comedy played a curiously strong role in one writer’s journey to queerness and leftism.

B.L. Panther Posted on November 28, 2019November 26, 2019

Desire, Use, Repeat: Patterns of Grace in “Her Smell”

Her Smell
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Alex Ross Perry’s punk-rock elegy isn’t just a bittersweet portrait of rock stardom, it’s a beautiful model of the long, hard road to sobriety.

Rick Kelley Posted on November 27, 2019November 26, 2019

“You’ve Got Mail” and the Fight for a Vulnerable Life

You've Got Mail
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Nora Ephron’s charming Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan comedy also makes the case for letting yourself be vulnerable and brave.

Sarah Gorr Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019

Every Sperm Is Sacred: The Meaning of “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life”

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
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We look back on the anarchic joys of Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life, and how it shaped the comic sensibilities of a generation.

Trevor Seigler Posted on November 8, 2019November 8, 2019

November’s Filmmaker of the Month: Movies We’re Thankful For

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This month, we go off the beaten path and ask contributors to write about films they’re thankful they got to experience for one reason or another.

Clint Worthington Posted on November 7, 2019December 3, 2019
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