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Bret Fetzer

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Pick a pecker

You’re sitting in a dark theater, watching John Waters’ new movie, Pecker, thinking yourself pretty unflappable. All of…

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Interview with an angel

A conversation with Elodie Bouchez of 'Dreamlife.'

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Another tough-guy copper

Brian De Palma falls short yet again, cliché by cliché.

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Silent explosions

Japanese director Takeshi Kitano launches a Roman candle of a film.

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Bacon, raw

An unsettling look at a modern master.

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Color my world

A different kind of red scare.

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Homage to Haskell

The cinematographer as auteur.

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Eyes bored shut

Despite flashes of brilliance, Kubrick's swan song is tedious and overlong.

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What’s up, Doc?

Shohei Imamura's latest is a dizzying, twisted ride.

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In living color

'Friends,' Korean-American style.

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The Exceptional norm

The secret rules governing why the Oscars always go to the blandest movies.

Arts & Culture

Laughgasm track

Is the world finally catching up to Annie Sprinkle?

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A star is born

Since her father’s death, LV—short for Little Voice—has spent most of her life in her upstairs room, listening…

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With friends like these…

Every so often someone decides it’s time to be honest. Writer/director Neil LaBute’s first film, In the Company…

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Dronin’ away

Lights! Camera! Generic action!

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24-hour man

Attaining the glories of TV stardom.

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A grump’s SIFF advice: ‘No habla inglés’

That's right, see the boring-sounding ones.

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Fresh product

Two films straight from the filmmaker to you.

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Kissing off

Casting the end of the millennium as a love story.

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Tales from the underside of SIFF

The view from the boiler room.