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Learn About Yourself By Watching Reality TV With A Therapist
With his YouTube channel, Dr. Kirk Honda provides psychological commentary on Love Is Blind participants that emphasizes self-reflection.
Manuela Lazić
Jun 14, 2023
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Eros in Retrograde: 20 Years Later, In the Cut Still Has It
The cult erotic thriller not only provokes and unsettles, but also follows a genre truism: everyone is horny and no one can be trusted.
Veronica Fitzpatrick
May 24, 2023
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All Grown Up: The Arrested Development of Drop Dead Fred
The 1989 cult favorite works as a shorter, and possibly stranger, alternative to A24's splashy "Beau Is Afraid"
Caroline Golum
May 12, 2023
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You Don't Have To Win: Robert Aldrich and ...All The Marbles
The great midcentury director's final film follows a female wrestling duo trying to eke out a victory on the road.
Patrick Preziosi
May 4, 2023
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Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle Is the Best (If Not the Only) Stoner Movie About Asian America Ever Made
In an age obsessed with representation, this unassuming mid-aughts comedy dared to portray Asian Americans as "people who exist."
Jeremy Gordon
Apr 14, 2023
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Home Movie: 35 Shots of Rum Remains One of Claire Denis’ Most Personal Works
The story of a codependent father-and-daughter relationship pays tribute to the work of Yasujirō Ozu’ and Denis' own mother.
Matthew Eng
Mar 10, 2023
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The Brother From Another Planet Reimagined What It Meant To Be Lost In America
In a decade defined by social and political alienation, John Sayles' lo-fi sci-fi adventure embraced spontaneous spiritual connections.
Adam Nayman
Feb 24, 2023
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To Be Known: Revisiting the Quiet Romance of The Bridges of Madison County
Clint Eastwood's 1995 romantic drama energizes the domestic space with the liberating possibility of life's freedoms.
Caitlin Quinlan
Feb 22, 2023
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