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I’ve Been a Clown and I’m Terrified of Scary Movies, So Of Course I Saw It

By Shannon Plumb | September 19, 2017

I’ve Been a Clown and I’m Terrified of Scary Movies, So Of Course I Saw It

Shannon Plumb braves her first horror movie in two decades, and ponders how a beloved comic figure became an icon of evil.

Coppola Just Premiered The Cotton Club Encore — and It’s a Masterpiece

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By Jim Hemphill | September 6, 2017

Coppola Just Premiered The Cotton Club Encore — and It’s a Masterpiece

Jim Hemphill, just back from the Telluride Film Festival, reports on the revelatory new version of one of the great director's most troubled movies.

“Genital Warts and All”: Bruce LaBruce on Taxi Zum Klo

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By Bruce LaBruce | September 5, 2017

“Genital Warts and All”: Bruce LaBruce on Taxi Zum Klo

In advance of the film's Metrograph screening this Friday, Bruce LaBruce revisits Frank Ripploh's 1980 gay classic.

Marjorie Prime and Memories of My Father (Still-Living)

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By Shannon Plumb | August 23, 2017

Marjorie Prime and Memories of My Father (Still-Living)

Shannon Plumb pens a beautiful, idiosyncratic response to Michael Almereyda's movie about love, death and memory.

The Pleasures (and Surprising Significance) of Kidnap and Halle Berry’s B-Movie Canon

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By Tipper Newton | August 18, 2017

The Pleasures (and Surprising Significance) of Kidnap and Halle Berry’s B-Movie Canon

Inspired by Berry's latest film, actress Tipper Newton (The Mindy Project) delves into the thrillers of the Oscar-winning star.

Why Girls Trip is the Best Movie of the Year (and Tiffany Haddish is the Best Comedic Actor on the Planet)

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By Adam Keleman | August 14, 2017

Why Girls Trip is the Best Movie of the Year (and Tiffany Haddish is the Best Comedic Actor on the Planet)

Adam Keleman, writer-director of the forthcoming Easy Living, makes a case for the euphoria-inducing hit comedy and its breakout star.

Confessions of a Latecomer: Michael Almereyda on Letters from Baghdad

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By Michael Almereyda | August 9, 2017

Confessions of a Latecomer: Michael Almereyda on Letters from Baghdad

The director of two 2017 films, Escapes and Marjorie Prime, with his take on a recent favorite (that he missed the first 10 minutes of).

I Got Stoned and Watched Valerian in 4DX and It Was … Yaaassssssssssssssssss!

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By Adam Baran | August 2, 2017

I Got Stoned and Watched Valerian in 4DX and It Was … Yaaassssssssssssssssss!

Adam Baran shares the glorious experience of seeing Luc Besson's new space opera on Super Goji Haze and with all five senses engaged!

The Big Sick and My Own History with Interracial Marriage

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By Charles Lane | June 30, 2017

The Big Sick and My Own History with Interracial Marriage

Sidewalk Stories' writer-director Charles Lane offers up a very personal take on one of this summer's big indie movies.

“A Warrior Genius with a Child’s Brain in a Sex Goddess Body?”

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By Josephine Decker | June 20, 2017

“A Warrior Genius with a Child’s Brain in a Sex Goddess Body?”

Writer-directors Josephine Decker, Deborah Kampmeier and Drew Denny discuss their differing and complicated feelings about Wonder Woman.