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How We Became Film Critics
More than 40 writers contribute to this publication. Each of them lead different lives, derive from different backgrounds, live everywhere from Poland to New York City to Australia to India. What connects these writers, aside from this outlet, is their individ...
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Examining the Career of David Cronenberg
This post originally appeared at Dork Shelf. The upcoming introduction has been penned by its founder, Andrew Parker. A few Mezzanine writers have contributed to the following piece.
"It’s been almost decades in the making amid a still flourishing career, b...
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10 Great Films From 2013 You Can Catch Up With Right Now From The Comfort Of Your Own Couch
As we near the end of 2013, cinephiles around the globe will be heading to their various streaming services and VOD providers to try and catch up on some unsung gems from this year. However, with so many films arriving on digital services each week, where does...
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Looking Back: ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
Originally founded by retired Mezzanine writer Andreas Stoehr, "Looking Back" is a column that allows Mezzanine staffers to reexamine and reevaluate a film of the past.
As time passes and life limps onward, many films have reevaluated the cultural damage do...
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The Studio Ghibli Retrospective: ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’
In 1985, veteran Japanese animators Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata co-founded the little animation company that could, Studio Ghibli, alongside Toshio Suzuki and Yasuyoshi Tokuma. Like most upstarting anime companies, the team at Ghibli were unaware of how t...
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10 Great Horror Films You Shouldn’t Forget To Watch This Halloween
Ten films you might not think to watch this Halloween that you should be sure to remember.
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Top 10 Must-Own Criterion Collection Releases You’ve Never Heard Of
If there's one thing I like more than my very own life, it's The Criterion Collection. With a Barnes & Noble half-off Criterion sale looming (the rumor is it'll be arriving near the start of November), and nearly 700 films to its name, it's tough to curate...
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5 Reasons To Be Excited About Criterion’s January Lineup
Criterion's January release slate is so great, the films themselves aren't the only thing to be happy about.
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The Richard Linklater Retrospective: The Wayward and The Future
Taking a third glance backward here, and it isn't the pretty sight it once was, not at all, but the gleaming iridescence of Linklater's greatest works will always shine bright enough to create a fond attitude of sentimental warmth, one that will never truly di...
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