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Revisited: Stephen Cone (Princess Cyd) Talks His Favorite Thanksgiving Movie, Home for the Holidays

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By Stephen Cone | November 27, 2019

Revisited: Stephen Cone (Princess Cyd) Talks His Favorite Thanksgiving Movie, Home for the Holidays

Writer-director Stephen Cone looks back on a movie that changed how he saw cinema, and himself.

Love in the Time of Diaspora

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By Dean Colin Marcial | November 26, 2019

Love in the Time of Diaspora

Manila Death Squad director Dean Colin Marcial looks at Isabel Sandoval’s new film, Lingua Franca, through a distinctly personal lens.

The Innovative, Inspirational Beauty of The Girl Without Hands

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By Dash Shaw | November 25, 2019

The Innovative, Inspirational Beauty of The Girl Without Hands

Animator Dash Shaw on the film he most frequently lends interns to show what can be achieved on very limited means.

Movies With My Mom: Hustlers

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By Melissa B. Miller Costanzo | October 22, 2019

Movies With My Mom: Hustlers

Hustlers may well have been a critical hit and a smash at the box office, but Mel and her mother are a little harder to please ...

On Joker, Fight Club and the Danger of Self-Fulfilling Cautionary Tales

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By Adam Kritzer | October 7, 2019

On Joker, Fight Club and the Danger of Self-Fulfilling Cautionary Tales

Filmmaker Adam Kritzer examines the seductive and deeply problematic vision of Todd Phillips' new movie, and Fincher's classic which preceded it.

The Dark Side of Hollywood: the Twisted Pleasures of Fred Durst’s The Fanatic

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By Jim Hemphill | September 17, 2019

The Dark Side of Hollywood: the Twisted Pleasures of Fred Durst’s The Fanatic

Jim Hemphill, eternal champion of the film maudit, sings the praises of this intense portrait of L.A. fan culture from the Limp Bizkit frontman.

Corvette Summer, A Hidden Gem of New Hollywood

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By Jim Hemphill | August 21, 2019

Corvette Summer, A Hidden Gem of New Hollywood

Jim Hemphill celebrates the Blu-ray release of the 1978 film from the unheralded partnership of Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins.

Look to the Bees

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By Alix Lambert | August 6, 2019

Look to the Bees

Filmmaker Alix Lambert on Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov's exquisitely beautiful and very timely documentary Honeyland.

Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood is … My God, What a Movie!

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By Jim Hemphill | July 22, 2019

Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood is … My God, What a Movie!

Tarantino's much anticipated ninth film is his best so far, and also arguably the greatest movie ever about the movies.

William Gibson’s Version of Alien 3 Lives!

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By Jim Hemphill | June 11, 2019

William Gibson’s Version of Alien 3 Lives!

Jim Hemphill dives into Audible’s rendering of the legendary cyberpunk novelist’s never-produced installment of the Ripley series.