The fictional metropolis of Gotham has long been a stand-in for New York City, and with Joker, director Todd Phillips borrows […]
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Quiz Show opens with a sale. Its first scene follows investigator Dick Goodwin (Rob Morrow) as he speaks with a car […]
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Perhaps the most notable example of a prominent movie genre that disappeared almost entirely is the Western. Once inescapable — there […]
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Being the origin story of the title villain, Joker is technically a Batman prequel and technically a comic book movie, but director […]
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Film is a strange medium. It requires creating images and moments that must have the semblance of reality but which are […]
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“It’s 1927. We’re modern folk!” Lady Edith’s husband Bertie (Harry Hadden-Paton) declares in Downton Abbey when he and his wife (Laura […]
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Crime films deal with criminals in a variety of ways, but there is a temptation (often indulged) to treat the criminal […]
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Thorns and nails pressing into raw flesh, limbs twisting and contorting beyond the limits of nature, flames not-so-gently lapping at bare […]
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I suppose there are multiple ways to go about having a good old-fashioned masculine midlife crisis — it just depends on […]
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A fully loaded SUV, parked on a Buenos Aires street, is the setting for 4×4, a Saw-inspired take on income inequality […]
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Set in Alabama and focused on two idiots who panic after making a mistake, The Death of Dick Long laughs at […]
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Hollywood biopics generally focus on the biggest and most renowned figures in the realms of entertainment. Everyone knows and loves Ray […]
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