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The 20 Best French Horror Films Ever
In France, the idea of horror is a little different than in Hollywood. In the past, French horror directors generally eschewed jump scares in favor of a feeling of creeping death. Cameras were distant, characters were blank and horror was imposing, if not a na...
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The Film Festival Blurb Generator
It's film festival season, and you know what that means: lots of coverage of movies you can't see yet because you can't afford to go to Venice, Telluride, or even Toronto. But we have a solution! For the 99% of us who can't attend the festivals and comb through...
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Halftime Report: The Best Movies of 2015 So Far
The year is now halfway complete; with the Independence Day holiday upon us in the States, there's no better time to take stock of what 2015 has offered us at the cinema thus far. Consider it clickbait, but also consider this list a helpful reminder for you as...
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The Single Cinephile’s Guide to Anti-Valentine’s Day Films
To give you a sense of how I feel about Valentine’s Day, I’ll share two short stories. First, a couple years ago, I had a “platonic” Valentine, for whom I prepared Hershey kisses by removing the paper tags in each and replaced them with various lyrics from Elt...
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Ranking the Films of Michael Mann
Michael Mann is largely known for directing crime thrillers, but a closer look at his body of work reveals a much wider range. Beginning with Thief in 1981, his output has included period pieces, biopics, and even a horror fantasy alongside epic stories of cop...
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Once More, With Feeling: The Best Film Restorations of 2014
It's time to kiss 2014 goodbye (or kick its ass out the door, depending on how well your year went) and furiously compile our Best-Of lists, as film people are wont to do. Obviously most people focus on ranking the best new releases of the year ("release" bein...
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“Truth” is Better Than “Fiction”: Documentaries That Trump Their Fictional Equivalents
Biopics are as beloved by Oscar voters as they are joked about by almost everyone else. And many a thinkpiece has been written about why Hollywood loves biopics, and why so many of them are so very samey. But I come not to mourn the biopic. Nor do I come to bu...
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American Psyche: The Best of Frederick Wiseman
Recently awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 71st Venice International Film Festival, 84-year old Frederick Wiseman has been directing (and producing) his films for more than half a decade, incessantly turning his perceptive gaze towards - pr...
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A Comedy in Long Shot: When Comedians Get Behind the Camera
When The Daily Show host Jon Stewart announced he was taking a 12-week break from his program to direct his first feature-length film, the Internet erupted into cheer. The man we’d been watching for years was finally going to lend his comedic eye to film.
H...
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Top 6 Reel Political Moments
With Election Day here at last, we can finally set aside some time from the day to actually vote. When it's all said and done, go back home and reflect with some of these better politically-themed films and cartoons.
1) The Candidate (dir. Michael Ritchie)
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