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Tag: film commentary

24 Plus 24: Legacy Still Equals 24

Film
By Charles Lane | March 8, 2017
By Charles Lane | March 8, 2017

24 Plus 24: Legacy Still Equals 24

Sidewalk Stories' legendary writer-director-star Charles Lane takes stock of the reboot of one of his favorite recent TV shows.

Watch Get Out and Be Scared by Something Other Than the News

Film
By Stephen Winter | March 3, 2017
By Stephen Winter | March 3, 2017

Watch Get Out and Be Scared by Something Other Than the News

Stephen Winter distracts himself from the horror of political goings on by indulging in the first film by a major new voice in American cinema.

The Decline of the Western and the Continuing Resonance of The Ballad of Little Jo

Film
By Jim Hemphill | March 1, 2017
By Jim Hemphill | March 1, 2017

The Decline of the Western and the Continuing Resonance of The Ballad of Little Jo

Jim Hemphill on Maggie Greenwald's 1993 revisionist Western, a film that brilliantly and insightfully plays with the tropes of the genre.

Why I Have Already Seen This New Cat Documentary 16 Times and Counting

Film
By Randy Russell | February 10, 2017
By Randy Russell | February 10, 2017

Why I Have Already Seen This New Cat Documentary 16 Times and Counting

Randy Russell on Kedi, the delightful new documentary about street cats in Istanbul which he has been watching on heavy rotation.

Second Screen: Why Six is Giving Award Season Movies a Run for Their Money

Film
By Jim Hemphill | January 24, 2017
By Jim Hemphill | January 24, 2017

Second Screen: Why Six is Giving Award Season Movies a Run for Their Money

Jim Hemphill on how the History Channel's surprising new series – and especially Kimberly Peirce's episode – shows cinema how it's done.

Underrated/Overlooked: Terence Nance on Aquarius

Film
By Terence Nance | January 13, 2017
By Terence Nance | January 13, 2017

Underrated/Overlooked: Terence Nance on Aquarius

Channeling Claudia Rankine, Talkhouse Film's poet laureate Terence Nance looks at the present moment through one of the finest films of 2016.

Fear of the Female Planet, or Why I Love The Love Witch

Film
By Allison Anders | January 11, 2017
By Allison Anders | January 11, 2017

Fear of the Female Planet, or Why I Love The Love Witch

Allison Anders counts the ways in which she's head over heels about Anna Biller's sumptuous supernatural melodrama.

Stranger Things and the Problem of “Plotblocking”

Film
By Andrew Matthews | December 28, 2016
By Andrew Matthews | December 28, 2016

Stranger Things and the Problem of “Plotblocking”

Writer-director Andrew Matthews on Netflix's smash hit series and a worrisome trait of that and a number of other binge-worthy shows.

Queen of Katwe Is a Movie You Should Be Supporting. Why Are People Not Seeing It?

Film
By Terence Nance | December 23, 2016
By Terence Nance | December 23, 2016

Queen of Katwe Is a Movie You Should Be Supporting. Why Are People Not Seeing It?

Terence Nance on Mira Nair's Disney movie about a young Ugandan chess prodigy, a film that's as uplifting as it promises to be.

Your Non-Stop, No-B.S. Guide to 2016’s Movies (and Other Indignities)

Film
By Stephen Winter | December 19, 2016
By Stephen Winter | December 19, 2016

Your Non-Stop, No-B.S. Guide to 2016’s Movies (and Other Indignities)

Stephen Winter offers up some unfiltered truth about the horribleness that was 2016, and makes suggestions on how 2017 can be a little less egregious.

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