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Hot Docs 2015: Roundtable, Part 2
It’s no secret that filmmakers love making movies about making movies. For some, that self-reflexivity is a sign of cultural and artistic myopia. For others, though, turning the camera back on the process of filmmaking illuminates the bonds between art and hum...
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Ten Best Movies from the 1980s
When we asked the readers of Movie Mezzanine what we could do to better with this "History of Film" feature, the response was understandable and pragmatic: Dive into the films you're hailing as "the best of the decade," as opposed to slapping together a list o...
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History of Film: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
“What’s your favorite movie?” tends to be a haphazard, superficial question. We tend to answer superficially in kind: a quick title drop followed by some general qualifications. It’s always felt like a disservice to the objects of our cinematic affections beca...
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‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters’ Is Earnest, Good-Natured Fun
Film adaptations of young adult novels seem like easy targets for critical beatdowns. They're simplistic, littered with rote characters, broad strokes mythology, an all-encompassing lack of surprise, and an overly-serious tone. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters c...
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