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‘The Lesser Blessed’
Growing up is never easy, and it may be even harder in the Northwest Territories.
This Friday, American audiences in select cities will get a chance to see The Lesser Blessed, a small (but not slight) coming-of-age film from director Anita Doron that makes ...
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Looking Back: ‘The Swimmer’
In Looking Back, writer Andreas Stoehr highlights movies from the underexplored grottos of film history.
Frank Perry's The Swimmer (1968) is set in a cozy Connecticut suburb of commuters and mid-afternoon martinis and big houses with swimming pools—so many po...
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The David Lynch Retrospective: ‘Dune’
The Movie Mezzanine Filmmaker Retrospective series takes on an entire body of work–be it director’s, screenwriter’s, or otherwise–and analyzes each portion of the filmography. By the final post of a retrospective, there will be a better understanding of the fi...
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The David Lynch Retrospective: ‘Eraserhead’
The Movie Mezzanine Filmmaker Retrospective series takes on an entire body of work–be it director’s, screenwriter’s, or otherwise–and analyzes each portion of the filmography. By the final post of a retrospective, there will be a better understanding of the fi...
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‘Peeples’
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I saw Peeples in the least ideal situation imaginable. The movie started nearly 45 minutes late due to projector issues, and I was alone in the theater with one other person, never the right scenario for a comedy. My mood, thankfully, changed during the c...
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Top 15 Movies That Demand Repeat Viewings
Most great movies get better with subsequent viewings. But why? Is it because of their raw, unique narration? The advancement of their humor? Or even the slightly diluted shock of their violence? For whatever reason(s), the films below are the 15 I think most ...
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The Terrence Malick Retrospective: The Thin Red Line
The Movie Mezzanine Filmmaker Retrospective series takes on an entire body of work–be it director’s, screenwriter’s, or otherwise–and analyzes each portion of the filmography. By the final post of a retrospective, there will be a better understanding of the fi...
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The Penny-Pinching Cinephile (3/25/13–3/31/13)
Welcome to The Penny-Pinching Cinephile, a weekly spotlight of the best free flicks on the web. ‘Cuz sometimes you gotta eat.
1.) Stranger Than Paradise
We end the month with a delightful treat from Criterion's Hulu page: a whole slate of Jim ...
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Looking Back: ‘Seconds’
In Looking Back, writer Andreas Stoehr highlights movies from the underexplored grottos of film history.
What if you could go to sleep tonight and wake up tomorrow morning with a new life and the face of Rock Hudson? That's the tantalizing hypothetical ques...
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Dueling Reviews of Sam Raimi’s Divisive Disney Fantasy Oz the Great and Powerful
By: Tina Hassannia
Grade: C-
Warner may keep a draconian eye on any cultural product with a smidgen of resemblance to the beloved classic The Wizard of Oz--for which they have owned the rights since 1996--and while that particular film has comprehensively pe...
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