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The Richard Linklater Retrospective: The Trembling Begins
Here we are witness to a sea of mangled intent, to stop here and dissect what we know and what we see before us is to still lay in a bed of adoration. There are few misfires, and the misfires could be swiftly forgiven. If Richard Linklater had not survived 200...
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10 Forgotten Gems The Aughts Left Behind
Josh Brunsting discusses 10 films from 2001-2010 that have unfortunately been largely forgotten.
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The Richard Linklater Retrospective: A Romantic and Cynical Artist Unleashed
So here are the four films that build the voice. One of unbridled optimism, one of ceaseless cynicism, one an amalgamation of every lost and found soul in the city of slackers, and one a pinnacle of romanticism that asks the viewer in which way, cynicism or ro...
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The Richard Linklater Retrospective: An Introduction and The Beginning of A Voice
Richard Linklater is unquestionably a wayward director, but that wasn't always the case. There was once a young auteur who had a distinct voice, a voice unrelenting and indomitable, a voice of malaise, of discontent, of alienation, a voice that equivocally con...
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Top 10 ‘Inside The Actors Studio’ Interviews
Originally thought up seemingly on a whim by host and Actor’s Studio Dean James Lipton, Inside The Actors Studio has been hitting the airwaves for well over a decade and a half now, and has not only passed its 250 episode mark, but has become a must-watch for ...
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An Inquisition for our Readers: Does Rewatchability Equal Excellence?
There are few things cinephiles like to argue over more than what movie should have won Best Picture in a given year. Hindsight is always 20/20 in these cases, but some years provoke the argument more so than others, years like 2005 (when Crash beat Brokeback ...
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Five Titles To Get in Criterion’s Flash Sale
Kevin Ketchum lets you know which titles to buy in today's Criterion flash sale.
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Film Critic of the Week: Keith Phipps
For a moment I'm going to ask each and every reader consuming this piece of writing to think back and reflect on the authors they most admire. Chances are, the wordsmiths racing through your heads are the ones with distinct voices. To find and adopt a unique, ...
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Top 10 Films About Loneliness And Isolation
In space, no one can hear you scream. That is, ostensibly, the distillation of what appears to be the latest and greatest film from director Alfonso Cuaron. Entitled Gravity, the film is easily the most anticipated film of this fall season, and with it comes w...
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The Film Asylum: Joseph Kahn’s Crazed ‘Detention’
Hello all. I'm Andrew Robinson. I like movies. I guess that's not new to a world like this. However, I find more and more that my tastes and the internet don't always perfect align. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that y'all like to complain about certain...
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