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To Stream Or Not To Stream
Monica Castillo on how record distribution deals at Sundance may change how we watch movies.
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Spoofing Off: The Death of American Parody Film
Why have spoof movies died off during the 21st century? Charles Bramesco explores this question.
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SNL In Review: “The 40-Year Old Virgin”
In the beginning, the dictatorship led us to such a strong foundation… it didn't fall because of the root foundation of one man's idea. –RZA, Wu-Tang Clan
Besides Lorne Michaels, no one over the past quarter-century has molded more successful comic careers th...
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I Love You, Man: A Discussion on LGBT Films
Kyle: Noah, I unfortunately neglected to read your piece, “Three’s Company: A Trio of Modern LGBT-Themed Comedies”, when it was initially posted, but I was immediately intrigued when I skimmed it that day. Your choices -- I Love You, Man, Talladega Nights: The...
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The Unbearable Sameness of “Ant-Man” and Marvel Movies
Hollywood churns out a lot of superhero movies, but then, they also churn out a lot of movies about, say, cops. Multiple times each year, multiplexes will run new releases about the boys in blue, and yet the public isn’t subjected to a deluge of thinkpieces ab...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 206: “Ant-Man”
Hey, friends! This week's podcast is a little smaller than usual, so you may need to keep a sharp eye out for it. Actually, this podcast is extremely small, as small as an...insect of some kind. Maybe a bee? Yes, this episode of Mousterpiece Cinema is all abou...
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Honey, I Shrunk the Rudd: On The Wry and Light “Ant-Man”
After 7 years and two phases of the Marvel cinematic universe, one thing is clear: the world can only be under threat of annihilation so many times before impending doom becomes dull. The first entry in this summer’s movie season, Avengers: Age of Ultron, suff...
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Three’s Company: A Trio of Modern LGBT-Themed Comedies
Movies—is there anything they can’t do? On Friday, the Washington Post’s Alyssa Rosenberg celebrated the legalization of same-sex marriage by remembering a film that laid the groundwork for the historic Supreme Court decision: In & Out. The 1997 comedy is ...
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LAFF Reviews: “They Came Together”, “Nightingale”, and “The Well”
They Came Together
For over a decade, fans of the ludicrous summer-camp spoof movie Wet Hot American Summer have been waiting for the director/co-writer duo of David Wain and Michael Showalter to create a follow-up for their cult-classic comedy. Although we...
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Sundance Review: ‘They Came Together’ Never Quite Comes Together
This satire of romantic comedies becomes as generic as what it parodies.
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