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The Endless Vitality of Steven Spielberg
On the eve of Steven Spielberg's 70th birthday, Josh Spiegel writes this essay on three of his modern classics released within 18 months of each other.
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Now Playing: “Operation Avalanche”
In this week's critic-at-large column, Vikram Murthi reviews the new NASA conspiracy thriller "Operation Avalanche."
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“Strangelove’s” Searing, Scathing, Satirical Sexual Shenanigans
Charles Bramesco writes about Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," now on Criterion Blu-ray.
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This Week’s Cinema: “Moonwalkers” and “Band of Robbers”
Mallory Andrews reviews two of 2016's first films.
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Adult Beginners: “Dr. Strangelove”
Every other week, Alissa Wilkinson looks back at an iconic piece of cinema in the Adult Beginners column. The twist? She's watching each of these films for the first time, approaching them with fresh eyes and mature context. This week, she's discussing Dr. Str...
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“Killer’s Kiss” At 60″
The imperfect, frequently bush-league Killer's Kiss fits almost too neatly into Stanley Kubrick's storied career. As his second feature following Fear & Desire, which he famously sought to suppress, it figures as his last first draft before the evolutionar...
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Don Hertzfeldt: Beauty and Sadness in Bite-Sized Portions
Alissa Wilkinson has written about pop culture, politics, and religion all over the Internet. She is chief film critic at Christianity Today and assistant professor of English and humanities at The King's College in New York City. Based in Brooklyn, her work h...
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Such a Beautiful Day: On The Works of Don Hertzfeldt
Don Hertzfeldt is, in my not-so-humble opinion, one of the most talented filmmakers working today. That statement may sound hyperbolic, but only until you consider that all of his movies are about stick figures, and that their combined lengths barely adds up t...
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The Savage Cinematic Beauty of Alexander McQueen
Striking compositions. Immaculate execution. Unapologetic provocations. It may sound like the work of a cinematic enfant terrible like Lars von Trier or Harmony Korine, but from the iconic bumsters to the horn adorned jackets to the infamous 12 inch scaled hee...
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10 Best Picture Nominees That Should Have Won
Star Wars was nominated for Best Picture. Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial and Avatar were all nominated for Best Picture, but failed to hold the statuette. Oscars rarely celebrate the box-office smash or sci-fi adventure film. They represen...
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