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'Saw' Revisited
Back in 2004, I sat stone-faced as a Midnight Madness audience was whipped into a frenzy over the first 'Saw.' Was I missing something?
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Scott Tobias
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Kafka, Polaroids, and Rock and Roll: Three 2023 Rediscoveries
This year's restorations and re-releases have included an Orson Welles take on a literary classic, an overlooked gem from the '90s, and a fun time…
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Keith Phipps
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Open Question: What smaller or overlooked movie from earlier this year should people seek out?
Earlier this week, I wrapped up my annual catch-up feature on the most acclaimed (according to Metacritic) films that I missed in 2023. As alway…
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Scott Tobias
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In Review: 'Flora and Son,' 'It Lives Inside'
This week's films draw from familiar wells as John Carney returns to the musical formula of 'Once' and 'Begin Again' and a horror film on an Indian…
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Scott Tobias
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Keith Phipps
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The Best Films of the Year So Far (* According to Metacritic, According to Me): Part II
The top of the charts offers another wide range of experiences, though three films, including the best of the best, deal sympathetically with women in…
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Scott Tobias
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#88 (tie): 'Chungking Express': The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time
Made during the director's downtime on another movie, Wong Kar-wai's 1994 breakthrough captures a Hong Kong filled with characters driven half-mad by…
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Keith Phipps
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Scott Tobias
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What movie perfectly captures a time and place?
Next week, Scott and I will be covering Wong Kar-Wai’s Chungking Express. It’s a film of many virtues, including documenting the bustling multic…
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Keith Phipps
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The Reveal
The Reveal
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