Andrew Karpan

movies are not magic but skin and bone.
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“My intention was not to make the grossest film of all time.”

By Andrew Karpan 

“…but to show ugly in a time where everyone is trying to be beautiful.” Our conversation with ‘Kuso’ director Steven Ellison.

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The Unbearable Loneliness of Being a Ghost

By Andrew Karpan 

The place of ‘A Ghost Story’ in a curious canon of existential despair.

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The Intimacies of Cassavetes Cinema

By Andrew Karpan 

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In The Suburbs, You Told Me We’d Never Survive

By Andrew Karpan 

Suburbia was never the American Dream we wanted, but it’s the American Dream we got.

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“The Bad Batch is How I See America”

By Andrew Karpan 

Ana Lily Amirpour on her wild post-apocalyptic drama, her crazy desk, and what influenced the film’s vibrant universe.

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’47 Meters Down’ Review: Sharks and Other Thrills Await 154 Feet Deep

By Andrew Karpan 

All will not end well for the women who want to take cool pics of their vacation to Mexico to put on the ‘gram.

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Will ‘Okja’ be the First Great Netflix Movie?

By Andrew Karpan 

A streaming giant is anxious.

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The Death and Life of Finding Great Short Films

By Andrew Karpan 

Attention spans, I heard, are getting shorter.

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The Class Politics of ‘Master of None’

By Andrew Karpan 

‘Master of None’ found its mastery depicting New York as we know it.