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The Dark, Offbeat “Vic + Flo Saw a Bear” Is A Pleasant Surprise Worth Seeking Out
Two ex-con lovers attempt to make a go at a normal life together. They settle in a cottage nestled deep in the wilderness of Quebec. They play house with each other and play nice with a parole officer. But despite their best efforts, a life of tranquility isn'...
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“The Monuments Men” Proves That Not All Art Is Worth Saving
Even the real Monuments Men wouldn’t preserve The Monuments Men.
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The Lav Diaz Retrospective
Due to the elusive nature of Diaz's works his films are very difficult to find unless you're looking or living in the right places. The ones who are lucky enough to stumble upon his pictures often find themselves with nothing more than VHS tape level of qualit...
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Cat People’
Cat People (dir. Paul Scrader, 1982)
Shout!/Scream Factory
MSRP: $29.93
Film: C/Video: B+/Audio: B+/Extras: C-
The original Cat People, produced by the great horror impresario Val Lewton and directed to chilled perfection by Jacques Tourneur, is a master...
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The 50 Best Movies of 2013
We thought that 2012 was a fantastic year for film, but 2013 turned out to be even better. Not even 50 places seems like quite enough to recognize every great movie that hit theaters over the past 12 months, but we've done our best to narrow it down. Nearly 30...
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Top 10 Golden Globe Victories
It's pretty easy to make fun of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and their Golden Globes. And a lot of fun to boot. But for all the awards they give out merely to get the most glamorous stars to give the most glamorous speeches, they're almost just as l...
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Our 25 Favorite Movie Mezzanine Stories of 2013
No time in the movie industry seems to be as sluggish and desolate as the first week of every January. That's why in an attempt enliven this slow month, we're going to reflect on the year that was. In 2013 Movie Mezzanine managed to publish a grand total of 1,...
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The 20 Best Scenes of 2013
Last year wasn't just a strong year of film; it was also a year of such an eclectic variety of good films of all sorts. While there wasn't a whole lot to chew on in the mainstream American film landscape, the independent and foreign scenes were thriving with g...
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For Your Reconsideration: ‘To the Wonder’
Reaching out is both the quintessential gesture and the central image of Terrence Malick’s films – his latest one being no exception. To the Wonder offers numerous shots of extended hands brushing against objects as different as rock, grass and a lover’s skin....
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