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Tainted Love: Inappropriate Relationships in Film
Romantic love can be a highly uncomfortable concept. Two (or three and even more) people suddenly see their private worlds intertwining and their emotions spiraling out of control. I might be exaggerating, of course; real life rarely, if ever, resembles the mo...
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“3 Nights in the Desert”
Reunions can be a tough sell. They’re breeding grounds for awkward interactions, whether it’s trying to remember an old friend’s name, or scooting by ancient acquaintances with your eyes glued to the ground to snag a mini-corndog. A reunion film that posits it...
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History of Film: “The Graduate”
"Hello darkness, my old friend"... Rewatching The Graduate is a true time travel. Not only because it's been almost half a century since Mike Nichols' cult piece has seen the daylight, during which period fashion and music have changed drastically and Dustin H...
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History of Film: The Best Movies of the 1960s
It's been a little more than five months since the last installment of our History of Film series, and in that short time Movie Mezzanine has undergone some significant changes. This includes partnerships with Letterboxd and others, accreditation on Rotten Tom...
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Top 10 Sophomore Directorial Efforts
Examining the best second films from some of the greatest directors of all time.
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