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The Grace of “Arrival”
Vikram Murthi writes about Denis Villeneuve's new film "Arrival" and its uplifting message and spirit in a time of national crisis.
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Not Seeing Through the Bullshit
Sydney Wegner celebrates the cult horror film "Seconds" on its 50th anniversary.
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Adult Beginners: “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial”
Alissa Wilkinson on one of Steven Spielberg's classics, from the POV of a first-timer, "E.T."
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Days of Future Past: Looking Back at Shane Carruth’s “Primer” After 10 Years
When Primer was released in 2004, Shane Carruth—the film’s writer, director, producer, composer, editor, and one of its two main actors—was barely past 30, and he’d spent a couple of years assembling the film on his laptop for a final production cost of about ...
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“The Zero Theorem” Waltzes Through Disconnection
The Zero Theorem's first 20 minutes or so are an endurance test. If you can withstand the film's introductory sensory assault, then you can reasonably withstand the rest of it. But the ride remains jarring even when the edges smooth on Terry Gilliam's latest t...
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History of Film: “2001: A Space Odyssey”
It may be only mild hyperbole to state that 2001: A Space Odyssey is, like The Jazz Singer and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Citizen Kane, one of the true monoliths of all cinema, a guiding and transformative force for the future. Divisive as it’s been s...
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“Coherence” A Heady, Ambitious, Not Entirely Successful Low-Budget Genre Picture
Coherence is a heady, ambitious mind-fuck of an American independent feature, and not in the druggy stoned-out sort of way that most "mind-fuck movies" are, either. It’s low-budget and high-concept: eight friends gather in a room, a comet passes overhead, and ...
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“Earth to Echo” Crash Lands Your Childhood
See if this log line sounds familiar to you: a group of winsome young people discover an adorable alien entity, stranded on Earth and sought after by shady government spooks, and work together to help get the little critter home. Everyone learns a lesson. Hear...
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A Tale of Two Cities: Rebuilding a Metropolis
"Every epoch dreams its successor"
Jules Michelet
In the grand pantheon of sci-fi cinema, no other film is as boldly revolutionary or influential as Fritz Lang's 1927 masterpiece, Metropolis. Watching it today, the silent epic has lost none of its invention,...
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Oblivion: Science Fiction Comfort Food
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Oblivion is familiar territory, both for Cruise and for the science fiction genre. It unquestionably remains devoted first and foremost to delivering stylish visuals and gorgeous imagery, yet unlike Tron: Legacy's emptiness, second-time feature director ...
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