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Catharsis in Disaster: A Spiritual Defense of Cats

By Benjamin Shearn | January 9, 2020

By Benjamin Shearn | January 9, 2020

Catharsis in Disaster: A Spiritual Defense of Cats

Screenwriter and editor Benjamin Shearn on why we should all appreciate the rare, unifying glory that is a bad movie of this magnitude.

Revisited: Bradley Cooper’s Triumphant A Star is Born is an Instant Classic

By Jim Hemphill | December 24, 2018

By Jim Hemphill | December 24, 2018

Revisited: Bradley Cooper’s Triumphant A Star is Born is an Instant Classic

Occasionally you see a movie and immediately know it's up there with the all-time greats. This is one of those rare times.

Bradley Cooper’s Triumphant A Star is Born is an Instant Classic

By Jim Hemphill | August 31, 2018

By Jim Hemphill | August 31, 2018

Bradley Cooper’s Triumphant A Star is Born is an Instant Classic

Occasionally you see a movie and immediately know it's up there with the all-time greats. This is one of those rare times.

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

By Jim Hemphill | September 6, 2017

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.

The ’70s Seen: Getting High on Movie-Musical Iconography with Ken Russell’s The Boy Friend

By Steve Lippman | March 24, 2017

By Steve Lippman | March 24, 2017

The ’70s Seen: Getting High on Movie-Musical Iconography with Ken Russell’s The Boy Friend

With Russell's 1971 musical newly out on Blu-ray, Steve Lippman makes a case for the film being an underappreciated classic.