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In Review: 'Nightbitch,' 'Queer,' 'Y2K,' 'Oh, Canada'
This week's new movies include a retro apocalypse, a woman turning into a dog, a literary titan bumming around Mexico City, and the confessions of an…
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Keith Phipps
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Scott Tobias
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Memories of a Forgotten Multiplex
Some reflections on working at an AMC theater in the late '80s and early '90s, and what we take away from long-gone spaces.
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Scott Tobias
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The ‘80s in 40: '48 Hrs.' (December 8, 1982)
Walter Hill's genre-defining buddy cop comedy allowed Eddie Murphy to make himself into a movie star.
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Keith Phipps
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Open Question: What's your most awkward family holiday viewing experience?
"Hey, let's all sit down for a movie none of you will like!"
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Scott Tobias
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In Review: 'Moana 2'
A terrific Disney film gets a less-than-terrific sequel.
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Keith Phipps
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#67 (tie): ‘Metropolis’’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time
Fritz Lang's towering sci-fi landmark depicts a future filled with towering spires, robots, and political unrest.
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Keith Phipps
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Scott Tobias
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Open Question: What's the most deserving Best Picture winner of the 21st century?
If it's not 'Gladiator' or 'Green Book' then what is it?
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Keith Phipps
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In Review: 'Gladiator II,' 'Flow'
A week of nothing but reviews concludes with looks at Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator' sequel and a scrappy animated feature from Latvia.
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Keith Phipps
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Scott Tobias
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In Review: 'Blitz,' 'Emilia Pérez'
An all-review week continues with two big movies from major directors, both of which are or will soon be available on the small screen.
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Keith Phipps
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Scott Tobias
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In Review: 'Wicked,' 'All That We Imagine As Light'
A beloved Broadway musical—well, half of it, anyway—makes a move to the big screen and an extraordinary drama from India offers a different sort of…
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Keith Phipps
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Scott Tobias
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In Review: 'A Real Pain,' 'Red One'
If you want real pain this week, see 'Red One.' 'A Real Pain,' on the other hand, is a pleasure.
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Scott Tobias
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Keith Phipps
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‘Quiz Show’ at 30: The Last of the Middlebrow Masterpieces
Hollywood has stopped making movies like Robert Redford's impeccably crafted drama about the '50s quiz show scandals. We're poorer for it.
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Scott Tobias
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The Reveal
The Reveal
Deeper into movies (and a little TV). Essays, reviews, conversation. Past and present. From the editors of The Dissolve.
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