Based in an actual high school, production company American High has quietly amassed a canon of funny and progressive teen movies, including this week’s “Summer of 69.”
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The newly streaming baseball comedy is one of several recent indies that use shuttering locales to examine life in 21st-century America.
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The writer and director Corneliu Porumboiu was a special guest at he renowned Swiss documentary festival Visions du Réel in Nyon. A look at his multifaceted oeuvre:
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With four Beatles biopics on the way and yet another John & Yoko documentary in theaters, a diehard Fab Four fan has finally had enough.
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The documentary legend’s latest is debuting on Netflix to little fanfare — a distressing trend among his recent filmography.
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A look back at the late director’s forays into commercial advertisements, and how they reflect his personal work.
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As his administration comes to an end, what do the movies of the past four years reflect about Joe Biden’s successes and failures?
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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 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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Making the transition from child star to adult actor is never easy. For every Jodie Foster or Kurt Russell, there are […]
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As critics’ prizes and award body nominations are announced, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the genre films that will probably be ignored.
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Marielle Heller’s latest rides into the winter amid festival praise and awards buzz. But there’s something vapid at its center.
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