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Sundance 2016: Hard Bodies, Soft Sells
In his latest dispatch from Sundance, Marshall Shaffer analyzes some films' shared themes of masculinity.
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The Matter Of Existing: On “Inside Llewyn Davis”
With its dim blues, browns, and greens, it would be easy to mistake Inside Llewyn Davis for a chilly film. In fact, it is a cold film, at least by its snow-laden setting. Llewyn Davis trudges through the wintry streets of New York and Chicago in a weathered ja...
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“The American Friend” and the Deutsch Mark
Jake Cole on Wim Wenders' "The American Friend."
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Adult Beginners: “Breathless”
Alissa Wilkinson continues her Adult Beginners column with the French film "Breathless."
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Sundance 2016 Dispatch: The Future of the “Sundance Film”
At Sundance 2016, Marshall Shaffer explores the future impact of the once-iconic festival.
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How Roadshow Epics Predicted The Future of Cinema
"The Hateful Eight" and its 70mm roadshow engagement are just a revival of Old Hollywood's last attempt at popularity.
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Why “13 Hours” Respecting The Troops Doesn’t Make It Good
Michael Bay's Benghazi movie conflates U.S. soldiers to mythic status, but that message is more insidious than intended.
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We’re All Pirates
Online piracy has reached a boiling point. We talk to filmmakers, critics, and publishers about its pervasiveness and long-term effects.
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The New Vanguard of Directors
In 2015, Marya E. Gates did something radical: She devoted her entire film viewing for a year to women directors. Bridging the personal and the political, she took a stand as a critic, implying that some of the responsibility of inequality within the film indu...
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The Questionable Racial Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Marvel's TV series have more people of color than we can find elsewhere in Marvel’s cinematic universe, but do they really represent progress?
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