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An Alienating, Jarring, Ironic Fever Dream: In Defense of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

By Aaron Stewart-Ahn | April 1, 2016

An Alienating, Jarring, Ironic Fever Dream: In Defense of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

We like our superhero movies fun and uncomplicated, so it's no surprise this subversive, complex and determinedly modern vision has been rejected.

The People v. O.J. Simpson is a Decadent Gumbo of Tabloid Excess and Cultural Commentary

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By Patrick Brice | March 18, 2016

The People v. O.J. Simpson is a Decadent Gumbo of Tabloid Excess and Cultural Commentary

Patrick Brice makes a case for the thrillingly playful (and human) true-crime show from Ryan Murphy and writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.

Bulworth, Beatty, Trump and the Dream of the Political Truth-Teller

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By Jim Hemphill | March 3, 2016

Bulworth, Beatty, Trump and the Dream of the Political Truth-Teller

Jim Hemphill looks back at Warren Beatty's late-'90s uncannily prescient satire of U.S. politics, about a plain-speaking presidential candidate.

The New Movie Gangsters, The Big Short and the Pseudo-Sequel Adam McKay Should Make

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By Adam Bhala Lough | February 25, 2016

The New Movie Gangsters, The Big Short and the Pseudo-Sequel Adam McKay Should Make

Director Adam Bhala Lough on his namesake McKay's Wall Street comedy drama, a surprise 2015 Oscar contender.

“Spotlight Left Me Heady with Love of What Great Movies Can Do”

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By Richard Shepard | February 24, 2016

“Spotlight Left Me Heady with Love of What Great Movies Can Do”

Richard Shepard, writer-director of 'The Matador,' shares his appreciation for Tom McCarthy's Oscar frontrunner.

"I Thought I’d Given Michael Fassbender a Hard Time on Centurion": Neil Marshall on The Revenant

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By Neil Marshall | February 23, 2016

"I Thought I’d Given Michael Fassbender a Hard Time on Centurion": Neil Marshall on The Revenant

For the British director, watching Alejandro G. Iñárritu's wilderness epic brings back visceral memories of his own filmmaking experiences.

Horace and Pete, or How Louis CK Saved Cinema with a Goddamn Web Series

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By Stephen Cone | February 22, 2016

Horace and Pete, or How Louis CK Saved Cinema with a Goddamn Web Series

Stephen Cone celebrates the multihyphenate genius' stealth project, which goes back to basics to create something entirely new and exciting.

“Even the Hillbillies are Attractive,” and Other Problems with the Near-Identical Remake of Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever

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By Zach Clark | February 17, 2016

“Even the Hillbillies are Attractive,” and Other Problems with the Near-Identical Remake of Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever

Zach Clark details why the inexplicably similar rehash of the 2002 cult hit just doesn't cut it.

Hail, Caesar! and Cognitive Wanderances on Such Subjects as Overcommitment, Student Debt, Beyoncé’s Specific Juju and Bill Cosby’s Guilt

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By Terence Nance | February 16, 2016

Hail, Caesar! and Cognitive Wanderances on Such Subjects as Overcommitment, Student Debt, Beyoncé’s Specific Juju and Bill Cosby’s Guilt

Terence Nance on the latest film by the Coen brothers, among other things...

This Pseudo-Documentary about “Non-Reading Lesbian” Dennis Hopper is the First Half of a Great Lost Double Bill

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By Alex Ross Perry | February 8, 2016

This Pseudo-Documentary about “Non-Reading Lesbian” Dennis Hopper is the First Half of a Great Lost Double Bill

Alex Ross Perry talks Lawrence Schiller and L.M. Kit Carson's 'The American Dreamer' (and its companion piece, Hopper's masterpiece, 'The Last Movie')