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Time After Time: Romy and Michele’s (25th Anniversary) High School Reunion

By Anna Roisman | April 22, 2022

Time After Time: Romy and Michele’s (25th Anniversary) High School Reunion

Anna Roisman pays tribute to the Lisa Kudrow-Mira Sorvino comedy classic, which came out a quarter century ago this week.

25 Memories From Selena In Honor of Its 25th Anniversary

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By Anna Roisman | March 22, 2022

25 Memories From Selena In Honor of Its 25th Anniversary

A quarter century after Selena's release, Anna Roisman celebrates just some of the many things she loves about this classic biopic.

In the Never-Ending Sea of Content, We Have to Champion Films Like Ainu Mosir

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By Josef Kubota Wladyka | March 1, 2022

In the Never-Ending Sea of Content, We Have to Champion Films Like Ainu Mosir

Writer-director Josef Kubota Wladyka, whose Spirit Award-nominated Catch the Fair One is out now, on a recent, unheralded gem.

How Now and Then Transformed Me into a Loyal Friend and a Better Listener

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By Laura Leigh Abby | February 7, 2022

How Now and Then Transformed Me into a Loyal Friend and a Better Listener

Laura Leigh Abby, whose new podcast Seventeen debuts today, on how the 1995 coming-of-age movie shaped her into who she is today.

Breaking Rules with Daisies

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By Ali Vingiano | February 2, 2022

Breaking Rules with Daisies

Writer-actor Ali Vingiano, who's now starring in The End of Us, on her deep love of Věra Chytilová’s feminist Czech New Wave classic.

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is the Reason I Will Find True Love or Die Alone

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By Gillian Wallace Horvat | January 31, 2022

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is the Reason I Will Find True Love or Die Alone

The Spirit Award-nominated writer-director-star of I Blame Society on the surprising way Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo’s gem affected her life.

The Velvet Queen and the Art of Patience

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By Shannon Plumb | January 20, 2022

The Velvet Queen and the Art of Patience

Shannon Plumb delves deep into the world of this new nature documentary, and also finds lessons for our current situation.

Blood and Black Lace: A Cut Above the Rest in the Lurid World of Giallo

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By Rod Thomas | October 25, 2021

Blood and Black Lace: A Cut Above the Rest in the Lurid World of Giallo

Rod Thomas, the cinephile musician behind electronic pop band Bright Light Bright Light, on Mario Bava’s cult classic horror.

Six Steamy Films to Get You in the Mood for The Voyeurs

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By Michael Mohan | September 27, 2021

Six Steamy Films to Get You in the Mood for The Voyeurs

Writer-director Michael Mohan on the erotic thrillers that were touchstones for his new movie.

Nicole Riegel (Holler) Talks the 50th Anniversary of Barbara Loden’s Wanda

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By Nicole Riegel | September 17, 2021

Nicole Riegel (Holler) Talks the 50th Anniversary of Barbara Loden’s Wanda

An American classic, criminally underappreciated and misunderstood during the filmmaker’s lifetime, finally gets its day in the sun.