The central metaphor of “zombie apocalypse” cinematic narratives is the “rising up” of beings signifying “The Other” and their aggressive urge […]
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Since the quick escalation of response to the Coronavirus pandemic, it’s become almost cliche to talk about what you’re streaming these […]
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When you’re in this line of work, you’ll occasionally write a piece about how a film you’ve just seen connects to […]
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“So open up the window and let me breathe.I said open up the window, shh-shh-shh-shh-shh, and let me breathe.I’m looking down […]
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“I know this seems bad,” Mo explains, as the police officer leads him out of his high school classroom. “But it’s […]
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Exploitation movies are quick, dirty, gory fun. They’re also usually in questionable taste, which is part of their lowbrow entertainment value. […]
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At once as intimate as a sigh and as urgent as a klaxon, Never Rarely Sometimes Always is an essential film […]
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The True/False documentary film festival is like Disneyland for non-fiction filmmaking. For one weekend every year, the small college town of […]
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A Georgia good ol’ boy who takes a vow of silence until he achieves his dream of becoming the world’s greatest […]
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With each new Pixar release, there’s a temptation to immediately see where it ranks. How does it stack up to The […]
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Typically, the heroes of Westerns are rugged cowboys, bombastic outlaws, or noble sheriffs. They are men with a sneer on their […]
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The inmates who break out of Pretoria Central Prison are imprisoned for their political activities, but the context is mostly irrelevant […]
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