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Top 15 Baffling Things About the AFI Lists
I have an in-no-way-constructive hobby of seriously hating on the American Film Institutes’ various Top 100 lists. Their initial 100 Years…100 Movies list from 1998 was decent enough – a fine collection of American films with pretty solid rankings. But in the ...
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Defanging the Unthinkable
Nathanael Hood writes about the two versions of "To Be Or Not To Be" and their distinctive timeliness in 2017.
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Second Skin
Willow Maclay writes this essay about the aftermath of rape in Paul Verhoeven's "Elle" and the 1961 film "Something Wild."
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Now Playing: “Silence”
Vikram Murthi writes about the latest epic from Martin Scorsese in this week's critic-at-large column, "Silence."
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The 25 Best Films of 2016, Part 1
Our writers count down the best films of 2016, from 25-11.
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Arrivals and Second Comings
Angelo Muredda writes about "Arrival", "Nocturnal Animals", and the low-key gravitas of Amy Adams, who appears in both films.
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Hopelessly romantic, experimental cinema: The films of José Luis Guerín
A look at the films of Catalan director José Luis Guerín, now playing at New York's Anthology Film Archives.
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Transilvania International Film Festival: A Rising Star
Andreea Petru looks at the distinctive offerings of the 15th annual Transilvania International Film Festival.
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Now Playing: “Holy Hell” and “Weiner”
Mallory Andrews looks at two new documentaries about fallen figures--"Holy Hell" and "Weiner."
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This Week on MUBI: “The Forbidden Room”
In this week's column, Jake Cole highlights the latest surrealist film from Guy Maddin.
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