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The filmmaker’s first two features join the Criterion Collection this week, but two of his later films have been dismissed as lesser efforts. Not...
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Shudder’s new “A Nightmare Wakes” is the latest attempt to bring the real story of Frankenstein’s creator to the screen – and, once again,...
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The documentarian’s latest, ‘A Glitch in the Matrix,’ further cements his distinctive style – and recurring areas of interest.
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The ‘Little Things’ writer and director has had, to put it mildly, an uneven career. But is there some method to its madness? An investigation:
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A group of recent documentaries examine the impact of arts programs in prisons, and the questions those programs raise about incarceration itself.
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As the new president takes the oath, we wonder: what films indicated the kind of leader America would look for in this new era?
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Why do throwaway action thrillers like ‘Homefront,’ ‘Braven,’ ‘Peppermint,’ and ‘Triple 9’ keep topping the Netflix charts? We have...
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The silent film star was unfairly maligned by ‘Kane,’ and is seen as a figure of sympathy in ‘Mank.’ But who was Marion Davies, really?
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The British novelist, who died late last year, leaves a legacy of film adaptations that jettison the girls and gizmos of Bond in favor of complex...
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Our editor-in-chief shares his top ten movies of the year – and the ten best older movies he saw, for the first time, during lockdown.
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Our look back at 2020 in movies continues with Abby’s picks for the 10 best movies of the year – and the 10 best directorial debuts.
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At the conclusion of a grim year – for movies, and in general – a brief appreciation of the people and moments that brought us some fleeting...
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What a year it’s been. I have no jokes, no memes, just an impending sense of tentative relief that this festival of mayhem might be over by this...
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How two of the year’s best documentaries find filmmakers coping with essential questions of family, life, and death.
Looking Back
With "Crash" out on Blu-ray this week from Criterion, we look back at the various attempts to translate JG Ballard's work to the screen.