Editor’s note: After we’d published two of these columns, we discovered that Noel Mellor already has a well-established podcast and book […]
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Animation saved Wes Anderson from self-parody. By the time he released his fifth feature, the exotic Indian travelogue The Darjeeling Limited […]
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With his Best Adapted Screenplay win for Call Me by Your Name, James Ivory received some long-overdue recognition from the Academy. […]
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The arena. The Pongitron. “How’s that for a bad hit, Team Leader?” The Ball Chase. The music of Guns N’ Roses. […]
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As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, the 1980s weren’t a great time to be a female. The end of second-wave feminism […]
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In January, Wired magazine released a video that, in their words, “breaks down the history of people miniaturization in movies.” VFX […]
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In 1963, Betty Friedan published her landmark work The Feminine Mystique, which analyzed the dramatic shift in women’s roles in postwar […]
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Nothing sells me on a movie faster than a title song that just reiterates the plot in a catchy way, and […]
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The greatest Method actors create visceral moments through raw talent and polished techniques. Throughout his film career, Marlon Brando delivered numerous […]
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Before the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, the director most commonly associated with getting down was Adrian Lyne. His films — Foxes […]
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This article contains spoilers for Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, and Hellraiser: Hellseeker. Since it was coined by Carol J. Clover in […]
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“There is something about this middle-aged bald guy that is thrilling!” A Curb Your Enthusiasm joke that’s as much about middle-aged […]
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