On the 20th anniversary of its release, the remake of John Carpenter’s classic offers the opportunity to examine the durability of an oft-told tale.
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“When one townie falls in the forest, can anyone hear it?” — The Hold Steady, “One for the Cutters” Arriving near the end of film’s most exciting decade, the coming-of-age cycling dramedy Breaking Away may not carry the cultural cache of some of its more famous ’70s peers, or even its 1979 classmates — but […]
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Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services.
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The role of the intimacy coordinator in film and television productions has recently come under scrutiny again.
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The holidays may be over, but Ernst Lubitsch’s Christmas favorite is still ideal cold-weather comfort viewing for its 85th anniversary.
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Stylish direction and sensitive performances ultimately can’t save a badly shopworn screenplay.
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The deceptively flat look of Mike Leigh’s latest is, in its own way, as much a commentary on its subject as the sensitive script and stunning performances.
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Two of this year’s most acclaimed pictures examine, in their own unique ways, the mythology and reality of American life
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Our mini-reviews of “Aladdin 3477: The Jinn of Wisdom,” “Dominoes,” “Laws of Man,” and more of this week’s under-the-radar releases.
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Dunst’s characters in the two films maybe be polar opposites, but to champion one without the other falls prey to the social norms in which they—and we—exist.
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“It’s Xavier,” he mumbles. “With an X or an S?” comes the reply, and an early hint at the kind of pointed metaphors The Fugitive Kind will traffic in. No, his name is not “Savior”; it’s “Xavier,” though most of those who know him before that moment call him “Snakeskin” (after the jacket that gives […]
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A new year is supposed to bring with it a clean slate but Ben Wheatley’s pitch-black family comedy reveals the lie behind that promise.
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