Deep Analysis: Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria Remake (Part Two)
Welcome back to the second and final part of this in-depth look at Luca Guadagnino’s homage/remake of Suspiria. It was one of the ...
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Deep Analysis: Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria Remake (Part One)
Luca Guadagnino’s homage to Suspiria was one of the most divisive films of 2018. I mentioned in my review a few months ago ...
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The 300 Coda: My Top 50 Movies of 2018 and My Top 40 First-Time Watches of Older Films
As a capstone to The 300, I’ve decided to look at the 317 movies I saw in theaters during 2018 and pick my ...
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Review: Roma
Thinking about the opening shot of Roma brings tears to my eyes. The centerpiece film at the 2018 New York Film Festival is ...
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The 300 Week 3: Mary and the Ghibli Gravy
Welcome back to The 300, a weekly feature recounting my attempt to see 300 movies in theaters in the year 2018. Each week ...
The 300 Week 2: Double Digits on the Dime
Welcome back to The 300, a weekly feature chronicling my quixotic attempt to see 300 movies in theaters in 2018. Each week I’ll be ...
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The 300 Week 1: Let’s Get This Party Started
Welcome to the first installment of The 300, a weekly feature chronicling my attempt to watch 300 movies in theaters in 2018. Why ...
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Review: Colossal
One of my least favorite movie cliches goes something like this: A person who lives in the city has an existential crisis. They ...
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Review: The Grandmaster
While Donnie Yen kicked off the Ip Man craze back in 2008, you could argue that Wong Kar Wai was partially responsible. Wong ...
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Review: The Act of Killing
Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing is not just a documentary. It’s also an act of confession, a mediation on the power of ...
Interview: Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing)
The Act of Killing was the most audacious documentary I saw at SXSW, as well as the most upsetting and politically charged. We’ll ...
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Review: Miami Connection
Intentionally making a cult classic is difficult. Most cult classics need to be created without irony and then discovered in the wild, usually ...