Scary stories are inherently political. How couldn’t they be? They tap into our greatest fears, and whatever those happen to be […]
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Olivier Assayas’ Wasp Network, out this weekend on Netflix, is an intriguing entry in the prolific auteur’s catalog. This espionage thriller […]
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A glance at Babyteeth’s brief synopsis makes it seem like this shattering Australian tragicomedy could be an adaptation of a Nicholas […]
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It takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong, and I’m 6’4”, so I admit that I’m wrong a lot. […]
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In the decade after Stonewall, gay culture exploded and thrived in ways previously unthinkable. One filmmaker who covered every facet of […]
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This month’s fringe VOD offerings feature unauthorized depictions of Elvis Presley and Lynyrd Skynyrd, plus a homicidal pro wrestler, a pair […]
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Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods came along at the right time. These days, the streets are covered with protesters – Black, […]
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In recent years, Judd Apatow’s work as a director and a producer has taken on a decidedly more mature and bittersweet […]
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It’s hard to believe now, but there was a time when comic book characters had little to no hope of success […]
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Chantal Akerman was 25 years old when her technically groundbreaking, emotionally devastating, and alternately revered and reviled Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai […]
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With the passing of Stuart Gordon this past March, cinema lost one of its great provocateurs. An agitator and enemy of […]
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No matter how good a film is, or how satisfied a director and an audience may be with the final product, […]
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