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Articles by Robert Horton
Two of the three hearts: Gainsbourg (left) and Mastroianni.Thierry Valletoux/Cohen Media
The missed rendezvous: such a potent storytelling device,...
By Robert Horton • March 31, 2015 11:22 am

The missed rendezvous: such a potent storytelling device, such a tantalizing chance to imagine what might have been if only…

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What happened to the rabbits? Hilker and Pucci.Drafthouse Films
Until the female lead is revealed to be...
By Robert Horton • March 19, 2015 4:17 pm

Until the female lead is revealed to be a grossly mutating shapeshifter who devours animals in order to keep her…

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Monroe as the girl in peril.
One measure of a good horror movie is...
By Robert Horton • March 16, 2015 5:38 pm

One measure of a good horror movie is not how often you jump when the monster bangs out from behind…

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Randi has outlasted most of his fellow performers.
For people of a certain age, these names...
By Robert Horton • March 16, 2015 5:38 pm

For people of a certain age, these names may act as a time machine back to the 1970s: The Amazing…

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Don't get out of the car! Sbaraglia in the “Road to Hell” episode.Sony Pictures Classics
The opening sequence of Wild Tales sets up...
By Robert Horton • March 10, 2015 2:06 pm

The opening sequence of Wild Tales sets up a Twilight Zone-style series of revelations, compressed into just a few minutes….

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Should we take Scott seriously or not?The Orchard
In the geek-show school of documentary, strange pockets...
By Robert Horton • March 10, 2015 2:05 pm

In the geek-show school of documentary, strange pockets of humanity are uncovered so we can laugh at the foibles of…

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Caroline (Herzsprung) has eyes for Schiller (Stetter).
Last year brought a lot of chatter about...
By Robert Horton • March 10, 2015 2:05 pm

Last year brought a lot of chatter about cinema’s obligations to historical accuracy. Did Selma distort Lyndon Johnson’s role in…

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Mikkelsen as gunslinger, with Green to rear.
As a Western shot by a Danish crew...
By Robert Horton • March 2, 2015 4:48 pm

As a Western shot by a Danish crew in South Africa, The Salvation already has a hodgepodge air about it….

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Burge’s solemn slacker.
Funny and bizarre enough to attract a cult...
By Robert Horton • March 2, 2015 4:47 pm

Funny and bizarre enough to attract a cult following, Buzzard is also off-putting enough to keep its micro-indie cred. I…

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Ben, our young hero.
It didn’t cop the Oscar on Sunday, but...
By Robert Horton • February 24, 2015 3:48 pm

It didn’t cop the Oscar on Sunday, but the good news is a few hundred million people have now heard…

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Samuel Fuller at his fullest. Courtesy Chrisam Films.
If you are already a fan of Samuel...
By Robert Horton • February 24, 2015 3:36 pm

If you are already a fan of Samuel Fuller’s uncompromising pulp cinema, you’ll be delighted by this new documentary tour…

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A typical village scene on planet Arkanar.
Perhaps it is hard to be a god,...
By Robert Horton • February 17, 2015 11:19 am

Perhaps it is hard to be a god, according to the title of this sprawling Russian epic. But everybody else…

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TourE as Marieme.Strand Releasing
There’s no parallel between the American film Boyhood...
By Robert Horton • February 17, 2015 11:19 am

There’s no parallel between the American film Boyhood and the French film Bande de Filles, except that a clever marketer…

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Takafumi (Omori) and an inconvenient girl-for-hire (Erika Sato).Drafthouse Films
R100 actually seems like a normal movie for...
By Robert Horton • February 9, 2015 8:14 pm

R100 actually seems like a normal movie for 40 minutes or so, even if its setup is a little out-there….

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Vreeland (right) with an assistant.
Every outsider who takes Buddhism seriously enough to...
By Robert Horton • February 9, 2015 8:14 pm

Every outsider who takes Buddhism seriously enough to become a monk must have an interesting story. I once spent a…

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Lilya (Liadova) sees prospects for life outside thevillage.Anna Matveeva/Sony Pictures Classics
No shocker that Leviathan is one of this...
By Robert Horton • February 9, 2015 8:14 pm

No shocker that Leviathan is one of this year’s Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. The movie is ambitious…

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An unnamed counselor at the Veterans Crisis Line.shorts.tv
The law of averages tells us there must...
By Robert Horton • February 3, 2015 11:25 am

The law of averages tells us there must be years in which cheerful, silly efforts are nominated in the best…

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No deficit of love: Dorval and Pilon.
Some movies want to wear you down—an approach...
By Robert Horton • February 3, 2015 11:25 am

Some movies want to wear you down—an approach that seems logical for, say, a World War II tank picture like…

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Knudsen (left) and D'Anna as mistress and servant.IFC Midnight
Tough call if you’re a movie marketer: Do...
By Robert Horton • February 3, 2015 11:24 am

Tough call if you’re a movie marketer: Do you sell The Duke of Burgundy as a story of a professor…

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Who's directing whom? Dumitrache and Avramut.Cinema Guild
Movies about moviemaking don’t come much drier than...
By Robert Horton • January 27, 2015 11:27 am

Movies about moviemaking don’t come much drier than this new one from Romania. It has the usual elements of backstage…

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