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The Joys of ‘Southern Comfort’ Including an Increasingly Pissed-Off Powers Boothe

Welcome to Missed Connections, a weekly column where I get to highlight films that are little known and/or unfairly maligned. I’ll be shining a light in two dir Read More...

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‘Ismael’s Ghosts’ Review: Charlotte Gainsbourg Shines In An Otherwise Forgettable Cannes Opener

Matt Hoffman

Arnaud Desplechin offers a fun, yet forgettable film to open the 70th Cannes Film Festival. Read More...

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Michael Fassbender As David In Prometheus

‘Alien: Covenant’ and the Importance of Clone-Boning

Jacob Oller

Double-trouble Michael Fassbenders are the best things in Alien: Covenant. Read More...

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He’s Back. Again?

Neil Miller

Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron are both returning to the 'Terminator' franchise, for better or worse. Read More...

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Being Excited for ‘Streets of Fire’ on Blu-ray Is What It Means to Be Old

Rob Hunter

Plus 9 More New Releases to Watch This Week on Blu-ray/DVD! Read More...

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Git Gone: The Bleakness of Life Before and After Death in ‘American Gods’

Liz Baessler

'American Gods' takes a real look at depression and a fantastical look at the afterlife. I never really got Dane Cook when he was on top of the comedy world. B Read More...

“We enjoy stepping into the pain.”

Matt Hoffman

Director Thomas Vinterberg and actress Trine Dyrholm discuss their first collaboration since 1998's The Celebration. Read More...

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‘Twin Peaks’ Returns! Plus More TV You Must See This Week

Christopher Campbell

Also: two star-studded movies that bypassed theatrical release. Read More...

A Fantastic Folly: Reviving ‘Fantasia’ and the Remake Ouroboros

Meg Shields

The troubled history of Walt Disney's great experiment, and the grotesque implications of the live-action remake of Fantasia's "Night on Bald Mountain." Read More...

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‘Okja’ Review: Experience The Lighter Side of Bong Joon-ho

Matt Hoffman

Bong Joon-ho teams with Netflix for a saccharine “monster movie.” Read More...

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