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All posts by Josh Spiegel
“Inside Out” Stands Out On Blu-ray
It’s been a very good year for Pixar; November, in particular, is a banner month for the studio. In a few weeks’ time, just before Thanksgiving, the animation studio is releasing its second film this year, The Good Dinosaur, a first in its history. That releas...
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The Unnerving Dream Logic of “Mulholland Dr.”
Early in Mulholland Dr., writer/director David Lynch makes a statement that clarifies his larger ambition, in a scene with two men who aren’t shown in any other portion of the film. If you have the subtitles on, or have especially good hearing, you can hear on...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 220: “Return From Witch Mountain”
It's almost Halloween, and so Josh and Gabe are embracing the spooky spirit of the season by facing something truly scary on Mousterpiece Cinema: a sequel. Only weeks after they watched the 1975 live-action adventure Escape to Witch Mountain, your intrepid hos...
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“The Last Witch Hunter” Is Thoroughly Dull
To look at the career of Vin Diesel surrounding the various films in which he achieves maximum fastness and furious-ity is to look at the career of a man who badly wants to be seen as his generation’s Arnold Schwarzenegger. There is the gritty crime drama (A M...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 219: “Bridge of Spies”
Do you love films? I mean, really love films? I'm talking classic movies like The Conversation and The Godfather. You do? Good, because it's time for a special episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, but it might as well be called I Love Films. Why? We're talking abou...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 218: “Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale”
With the holidays right around the corner, Josh and Gabe couldn't think of a better way to bring on another Thanksgiving by starting early, and going back. Way back. Further than that. No, not quite that far, just--yes, that's it. Right there, to the beginning...
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Blu-ray Review: “Tomorrowland”
Tomorrowland is an immensely frustrating film, precisely because it gets so many things right.. As directed by Brad Bird, Tomorrowland is a bright, well-paced, visually intriguing, and complex spectacle. In many ways, it feels like a Brad Bird film in that its...
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Watching “Aladdin” on Blu-ray Is Looking At A Whole New World
At the movies, 1992 was the year of Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven, of Tim Burton’s Batman Returns, of Michael Mann’s The Last of the Mohicans. But the biggest movie of the year was Aladdin, outgrossing even the widely anticipated sequel to Home Alone. It’s not u...
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Interview: Eric Goldberg of “Aladdin”
You may not know Eric Goldberg by his name, but you know him by his work. Since 1990, Goldberg has been one of the preeminent names in feature hand-drawn animation. He served as animation director on Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), directed two segments (...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 217: “The Haunted Mansion”
The walls are closing in on you. There's a mysterious creaking sound from the door to the spooky basement you never like to visit. You're in a room with no doors or windows. Yes, that's right, you're trapped. Welcome, foolish mortals, to a brand-new episode of...
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