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Embracing The Magic: What “Boyhood” Forgets About The “Dance” Of Childhood
Jodorowsky remembers what Linklater forgets: childhood is about more than a time period.
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Why We Watch Movies
The first time I remember going to the movies was in 1994 at the age of five. It was the first outing that my sister and I were privy to that didn't involve coloring mats, kid's menus, or a playground. This was something adults got to do. This was something ma...
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Aristotle Was Wrong: Why ‘The Purge’ Is The Most Important Film of the Year So Far
Note: The following essay contains spoilers for The Purge. You’ve been warned. Don’t yell at me.
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Brace yourselves: there’s a good chance the most culturally important film of the year is now in theaters.
No, it’s not that movie from a few months ago w...
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Tony Stark Is a Villain: How the ‘Iron Man’ Films Subvert Traditional Views of the War on Terror
It should go without saying that 9/11 didn’t just change the world, it changed the movies. Over the past decade, no other event has seeped into our cinema more thoroughly, from political thrillers that focus directly on the War on Terror to blockbuster escapis...
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Coming Soon: Disappointment!
The evolution of movie trailers is as relevant to the state of cinema as the films themselves. At some point, crafting a trailer came into its own as an isolated art form. Obviously a trailer cannot exist without the film it’s designed to promote, but while tr...
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A Communion With the Self In ‘To the Wonder’
The following isn’t a review. Instead, it’s a collection of thoughts, impressions, and emotions I wanted to jot down before they disappeared into the ether. Mild spoilers, if you can call them that.
Given the disappointed reviews for Terrence Malick’s lates...
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