The Witch’s intro is the textbook example of terrifying
Happy Halloween everyone! Look outside, can’t you see it? Children stopping door to door grabbing candy. The night coming just a wee bit ...
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Deep Analysis: Joker
I made an offhand remark to my brother before we went in to our screening of Joker comparing Batman and his arch-nemesis to ...
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C What’s Good: What to watch on the Criterion Channel for October 2019
C What’s Good is the monthly follow-up piece to our C What’s On round-up of the Criterion Channel’s monthly programming. Leaping off of the hard ...
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C What’s On: The Criterion Channel’s Programming for October 2019
It’s the beginning of a new month, which means it’s time once again for C What’s On, our look at what the Criterion ...
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Game of Thrones’ final big Emmy win feels a bit off
So the Emmys were on the other night. In an entertainment landscape where the lines between feature films and television series are becoming ...
Do Joker and Watchmen set a dangerous precedent?
If I can step away from my platform as a film critic for just a second, I want to acknowledge that America today ...
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Netflix’s move to weekly episodes for their original programming is a good thing
Picture this: It’s January, 2000. Your Limp Bizkit CD is burnt out, so you’re driving over to your nearby FYE, picking up a ...
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The Decade Decathlon: 2014
Welcome back to the Decade Decathlon, where we’re taking an extended look back at the past decade of filmmaking to see what worked, ...
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Deep Analysis: The Dark Crystal
I never grew up watching fantasy movies. Back then, if I was going to watch a TV show or movie aimed for kids, ...
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C What’s Good: What to watch on the Criterion Channel for September 2019
C What’s Good is the monthly follow-up piece to our C What’s On round-up of the Criterion Channel’s monthly programming. Leaping off of the hard ...
C What’s On: The Criterion Channel’s Programming for September 2019
We’re a bit little later than intended because of some traveling, but it’s time for another installment of “C What’s On”, our look ...
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The movies that surprised us and live on in eternity
As the summer heat rescinds and kids head back to school, those aching for a two hour theatrical vacation are scraping the barrel ...