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How the Dardennes Inspired John Crowley’s “Brooklyn”
This year’s awards season has already begun ascribing narratives to various directors: Ridley Scott the overdue master, Alejandro G. Iñárritu the brash visionary, Todd Haynes the committed chronicler of marginalized women. And yet, amidst all the noise, a movi...
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Why “Beasts of No Nation” Is Merciless and Difficult to Watch
There are two integral components to any review of Beasts of No Nation: Its identity as a piece of art and its identity as a product of an industry experiencing post-millennial growing pains. “Netflix presents a Netflix original film,” the credits tell us befo...
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Joe Carnahan Adapting “Narc” For Television: The State of Filmmakers and TV
In a recent interview with /Film Joe Carnahan revealed details on the adaptation of his 2002 film Narc into a mini-series for Paramount.
I’m writing the outline of it right now. I mean, dude, it’s crazy. I came up with, what I thought, was a really cool way o...
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The Male Gaze and Criticism
It's easy to forget sometimes that film/television critics are a homogeneous group (white men predominantly). A group of males that spend a majority of their time discussing their favorite shows and movies, and sometimes debating when consensus isn't had. Thes...
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Birthday Wishes: Matthew McConaughey (44)
Alright alright alright everybody. Please bust out your bongos and just relax for a moment. Today is Matthew McConaughey's 44th birthday. McConaughey has become one of the most versatile actors of our time, able to play the golden-haired leading man in many a ...
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