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Why ‘Swallow’ Is Indie Film’s New Cringe Classic
Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ “Swallow” is the kind of movie you nervously watch through your fingers to block out the imagery ……
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‘The Assistant’ Puts Us in Weinstein’s Cross Hairs
When I used to cover Miramax’s legacy in my film classes, I’d speak of Harvey Weinstein with genuine awe and…
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Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ Nothing Less than a Masterpiece
At the beginning of Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life,” Franz Yagerstatter (August Diehl) is returning home to his family. Living in…
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‘Radioland Murders’ – Will Disney Revive This Lucas Dud?
No one blames George Lucas for the creative (but not monetary) failure of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” At…
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‘Until the End of the World’ Predicted Our Digital Demons
What are the possibilities of the human experience? Is it our ability to feel and the varied experiences of pleasure?…
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‘1941’- Steven Spielberg’s Worst Film Turns 40
World War films are an oddity as a Christmas time attraction, but many have opened around the holidays and found…
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‘Cats’ – Believe Every Ounce of the Awful Buzz
When I was 7 my father took me to see my first Broadway musical, which was “Cats.” It was 1985,…
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‘Killer Tomatoes’ Is Worse Than You Remember
Some of my favorite movie memories are of finding B-movie VHS treasures with my Dad, cackling over the box art…
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‘Marriage Story’ Is Bold, Brilliant But a Tad Too Familiar
When we meet Charlie and Nicole in “Marriage Story” they seem like a perfect couple. Adam Driver’s Charlie is a…
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Sultry, Soulful and Scary, 1979’s ‘Dracula’ Had It All
The Universal Studios logo has just barely faded when we hear wolves howling, telling us the makers of the 1979…
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