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Under The Skin Still Has The Power To Unsettle And Provoke
Revisit Jonathan Glazer's disturbing contemporary sci-fi classic about a mysterious alien on the hunt.
Devan Suber
May 13, 2024
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Midnight Run: Looking Back At Remember The Titans
Remember the Titans succeeds partially because it frames sports and entertainment as cultural battlegrounds for larger political forces.
Brendan Boyle
May 1, 2024
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The Rapture Wrestles With Crises Of Art And Faith
Michael Tolkin's directorial debut explores (dis)belief within the end of the world.
Charles Bramesco
Apr 29, 2024
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Time And Artistic Priorities Keep On Slippin’: No Way Out’s Radical Evolution From The Big Clock
Two films adapted from the same source material released nearly 40 years apart illustrate Hollywood's evolution from its Golden Age.
Mike D'Angelo
Apr 10, 2024
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Not Much Is Really Sacred: On Todd Haynes' I'm Not There
Haynes' experimental biopic takes cues from Citizen Kane to illustrate the unknowability of the 20th century's most mythic rock star.
Forrest Cardamenis
Mar 25, 2024
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The Sweeter Side of Submission: Expressions of Love in Secretary
Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader's unconventional romance chronicles a coming-of-age tale by way of a BDSM fantasy.
Soraya Sebghati
Mar 18, 2024
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Behold The Low-Key Excellence of James Gray's Two Lovers
Joaquin Phoenix's performance as a vulnerable, off-beat loner caught between two women sustains the film's melodrama.
Elissa Suh
Mar 5, 2024
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Take A Walk Down Scarlet Street, The Sleaziest Noir On The Block
Fritz Lang's nasty thriller will plunge you into a morass of disreputability, deception, and greed.
Glenn Kenny
Feb 20, 2024
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