8 years ago
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Another Kind of Womanhood
Elena Lazic explores the feminine ideals at play in Kelly Reichardt's "Certain Women" and other recent films.
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Rock the Casbah: “The Battle of Algiers” Turns 50
Vikram Murthi writes about the classic foreign film "The Battle of Algiers" for its 50th anniversary.
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Not Seeing Through the Bullshit
Sydney Wegner celebrates the cult horror film "Seconds" on its 50th anniversary.
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What It’s Like to Watch the Same Movie 100 Times
Tom Elrod and Josh Spiegel, both cinephiles and dads, talk about watching the same movies dozens of times.
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Life Itself: On Kieślowski’s “The Decalogue”
Andrew Welch writes about the iconic masterwork "The Decalogue," which is now available from The Criterion Collection.
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The Power of Cinema Through Music: On The Films of Andrea Arnold
Nathanael Hood writes about the use of music in the films of Andrea Arnold, including her latest, "American Honey."
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Striking Similarities: “Sully” and “Snowden” Share a Political Ethos
In their respective films, Oliver Stone and Clint Eastwood examine the concept of duty as going beyond title.
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Battling the Mundane with “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls”
As Criterion releases it on Blu-ray, Justine Smith writes this appreciation of the infamous cult film "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls."
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Why It’s Time to Open the Disney Vault
In this essay, Josh Spiegel returns to the topic of the Disney Vault as Disney releases "Beauty and the Beast" on Blu-ray for the second time.
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