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The Timelessness of “Punch-Drunk Love”
Jake Cole takes a longer look at Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love" as it's released on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
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“Wiener-Dog” and the Enigma of Todd Solondz
Kenji Fujishima writes about the filmography of Todd Solondz in advance of his new film "Wiener-Dog."
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A Quiet Shame: Movies About the Catholic Church Sex Scandal
Andy Crump writes about recent features about the Catholic Church sex scandal and their treatment of its victims.
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“Mockingjay — Part 2” Is Little More Than A Bland Feel-Good Tale
Yet again, splitting one book into multiple films proves to be a horrendous idea—artistically, that is: The two parts of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay will unquestionably make far more money than a single movie would have. It’s honestly surprising that a multi-...
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Birth of the Uncool: The Mind and Movies of Cameron Crowe
Cameron Crowe is a romantic. Since 1989, he’s made eight features as writer and director, and they’re all broadly similar, featuring sensitive white men in search for identity in a world that, to them, has temporarily lost meaning. But there’s more to Crowe’s ...
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Opening Acts 1/26/2015
Every day, Opening Acts highlights the best pieces of writing on film, television, and literature published around the Internet. Please share if you like what you see.
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The Story Behind Sundance Smash Me and Earl and the Dying Gir...
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“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1”
You can call what’s going to follow “half a review”, as for reasons that evidently don’t stretch beyond doubling up the box office of the franchise’s final installment, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1 is also cut up in half. This is the first half of Su...
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The Rebellion Has Begun in ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’ Trailer
After two pretty impressive teases, Lionsgate have finally dropped a new trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 featuring the fearless leader. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Gamemaker Plutarch (the late Philip Seymour Hoffman) are the center...
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“A Most Wanted Man” A Precise And Moody Curtain Call for Philip Seymour Hoffman
The bulk of the planning for the September 11th attacks did not take place in an Afghan manse or a Saudi backroom -- it happened in an apartment in Hamburg, Germany. Contrary to what the public may think, terrorism is not Middle Eastern, not even Islamic terro...
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“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” Teaser Demands Obedience
The teaser for the beginning of the end of the Hunger Games franchise is a thinly veiled threat against rebellion provided by President Snow (Donald Sutherland). Bookending the President are captives Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and Johanna (Jena Malone) as Snow te...
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