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Tag: Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Ryan’s Daughter

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By Bruce LaBruce | April 3, 2019
By Bruce LaBruce | April 3, 2019

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Ryan’s Daughter

Talkhouse's resident film historian casts an eye over David Lean's unfairly maligned penultimate feature.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Silent Partner

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By Bruce LaBruce | December 17, 2018
By Bruce LaBruce | December 17, 2018

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Silent Partner

In a seasonal special edition, Talkhouse's resident champion of the cinematic underdog shines his spotlight on a Christmas-themed thriller.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

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By Bruce LaBruce | August 22, 2018
By Bruce LaBruce | August 22, 2018

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

After writing about yet another of her movies, Bruce LaBruce has finally got Jodie Foster out of his system. Probably.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Rage

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | June 1, 2018
By Bruce LaBruce | June 1, 2018

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Rage

Talkhouse’s resident film archivist extols the virtues (and trashy pleasures) of an unfairly forgotten masterpiece of low-budget exploitation cinema.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Man on a Swing

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By Bruce LaBruce | March 6, 2018
By Bruce LaBruce | March 6, 2018

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Man on a Swing

LaBruce on Frank Perry’s unsettling cat-and-mouse neo-noir, and its parallels with another underseen gem, Séance on a Wet Afternoon.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Hospital

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By Bruce LaBruce | February 6, 2018
By Bruce LaBruce | February 6, 2018

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Hospital

Despite being an Oscar winner, Arthur Hiller and Paddy Chayefsky's dark satirical drama is now overlooked and richly deserves fresh attention.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Over the Edge

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By Bruce LaBruce | January 3, 2018
By Bruce LaBruce | January 3, 2018

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Over the Edge

The latest title in LaBruce's alternative canon is Jonathan Kaplan's 1979 zeitgeist teen drama starring Matt Dillon.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Foxes

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | October 24, 2017
By Bruce LaBruce | October 24, 2017

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Foxes

LaBruce continues his alternative canon with Adrian Lyne's 1980 teen drama, which remarkably captures Jodie Foster coming of age.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Fox

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | October 5, 2017
By Bruce LaBruce | October 5, 2017

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Fox

LaBruce sets the record straight about Mark Rydell's unfairly maligned adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's lesbian-themed novella.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Last Summer

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By Bruce LaBruce | August 1, 2017
By Bruce LaBruce | August 1, 2017

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Last Summer

LaBruce extols the virtues of Frank and Eleanor Perry’s shocking coming-of-age drama that captures the loss of innocence of the late 1960s.

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