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Hollywood generally treats aging as an ennobling process, a time of gauzy
Hollywood generally treats aging as an ennobling process, a time of gauzy reflection or an opportunity to transmit…
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History is written by the victors and laws by the occupiers. That’s
History is written by the victors and laws by the occupiers. That’s the way it works in Ra’anan…
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For film geeks, if there’s one thing better than watching the Oscars,
For film geeks, if there’s one thing better than watching the Oscars, it’s bitching about the Oscars—a hallowed…
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There are two movies struggling against each other in this affectionate, intimate
There are two movies struggling against each other in this affectionate, intimate documentary by Pip Chodorov. One is…
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Originally slated to open in September 2012, Gangster Squad was delayed when
Originally slated to open in September 2012, Gangster Squad was delayed when the movie-theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado,…
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To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, one must have a heart of stone to
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, one must have a heart of stone to watch Jacques Audiard’s outrageous melodrama without…
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Actress Kelyna Lecomte has the rare gift of never being boring—probably because
Actress Kelyna Lecomte has the rare gift of never being boring—probably because she’s 4. For much of this…
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Most of the blathering this year about the death of film and
Most of the blathering this year about the death of film and film culture has already evaporated from…
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My 10 Film Picks for 2013
Most of the blathering this year about the death of film and film culture has already evaporated from…
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Zero Dark Thirty: Jessica Chastain Vows to Kill Osama Bin Laden
Just so you know, it’s going to take a while,” says the CIA officer to his newly arrived…
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Francine: Melissa Leo Embraces Her Typecasting
Simultaneously withholding and smothering, Francine, about a woman just released from prison, provides Melissa Leo (in the title…
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The Impossible: Naomi Watts Versus the Tsunami
When the words “true story” appear twice in a film’s opening disclaimer, it’s a guarantee that what follows…
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Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3-D: Just What It Sounds Like
The ravishing and kitschy Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3-D is the rare movie whose title accurately indicates…
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Promised Land: Matt Damon Versus Fracking
Salesmen are typically depicted onscreen as the quintessential American phonies. That one set of phonies are being dramatically…
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Not Fade Away Seeking the Freedom to Rock in the ’60s
Rock and roll proves the coming-of-age crucible in Not Fade Away, Sopranos creator David Chase’s semiautobiographical feature debut…
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Squeaking by with an Obama 2012aE”size victory margin, Paul Thomas Anderson’s thrillingly
Squeaking by with an Obama 2012aE”size victory margin, Paul Thomas Anderson’s thrillingly strange The Master tops this year’s…
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My Top 10 Films of 2012
More than ever, boiling this concluding year down to the 10 “best” movies feels both arbitrary and reductive.…
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Barbara A Superb Story Set in East Germany
Set in East Germany in 1980, Christian Petzold’s superb Barbara is a transfixing Cold War thriller made even…
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Quentin Tarantino Talks About His Slave-Era Superhero
Now a prosperous Hollywood insider, he tells of his struggle to make Django Unchained.
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Django Unchained: Tarantino Rewrites Antebellum History
Watching Django Unchained, it’s easy to imagine that Quentin Tarantino had such a blast making Inglourious Basterds that he decided to…