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In Review: 'John Wick: Chapter 4,' 'Tori and Lokita,' 'The Five Devils'
More is more in the latest and longest 'John Wick' sequel. In limited release, the Dardennes paint more desperate characters into a corner and Adèle…
Keith Phipps
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Scott Tobias
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Errol Morris' Semantic Fog of War
20 years after the start of the Iraq War, two Errol Morris documentaries, 'Standard Operating Procedure' and 'The Unknown Known,' have a cumulative…
Scott Tobias
Mar 22
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Interview: 'Colors of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes' Author Charles Bramesco
Bramesco's new book traces the history of color movies using fifty remarkable examples that span color filmmaking's low-tech origins through the digital…
Keith Phipps
Mar 21
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Open Question: Any Final Thoughts on the 95th Academy Awards?
Hey, remember the Oscars? They were, let’s take a minute to remember… Oh, right: just a few days ago. It’s kind of amazing how something so ines…
Keith Phipps
Mar 17
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In Review: 'Boston Strangler,' 'Rodeo'
This week, a notorious '60s serial killer investigation gets the B-grade 'Zodiac' treatment and a French Cannes-winner explores a motocross underworld.
Scott Tobias
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Keith Phipps
Mar 16
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Revisiting 'Amateur' and the forgotten cult of Hal Hartley
In the early-to-mid '90s, Hal Hartley was talked about like the Coens, Richard Linklater and other young indie directors. 'Amateur' reveals why.
Scott Tobias
Mar 15
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How a Little-Seen 1984 Comedy Predicted Our Imminent Artificial Intelligence-Created Dystopia
In 'Electric Dreams,' a lovestruck computer wreaks havoc in some ways that now look eerily prophetic.
Keith Phipps
Mar 14
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What's the most undead movie franchise?
In a 2019 piece for Mel, Tim Grierson coined the term “zombie franchise” to describe film series that just keep going and going long after they’…
Keith Phipps
Mar 10
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In Review: 'Scream VI,' 'Champions'
A horror franchise about sending up formulas turns formulaic while an underdog sports comedy simply plays by the rules.
Keith Phipps
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Scott Tobias
Mar 9
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The New Cult Canon: 'Mandy'
Panos Cosmatos' hallucinogenic, retro-'80s revenge thriller offers the full Nicolas Cage experience.
Scott Tobias
Mar 8
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#95 (tie): 'Tropical Malady': The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound's Greatest Films of All Time
With his bifurcated story of the relationship between a soldier and a rural naif, Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul established himself as a…
Keith Phipps
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Scott Tobias
Mar 7
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In Review: 'Creed III,' 'Palm Trees and Power Lines'
Treacherous battles take place in different arenas this week, as Michael B. Jordan tackles a frenemy dynamic in 'Creed III' and a teenager sees a much…
Keith Phipps
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Scott Tobias
Mar 2
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