Author: Matthew Monagle
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Don’t Look Now, But Cinema Is Dead Again
Why the death of Hollywood might lead to the birth of something great. Well, shit. While we were all spending our afternoons wading through political…
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‘Dirty Pretty Things’ and the Dark Side of the American Dream
Not all immigrant stories begin on this side of the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Best Original Songs of 2016 Were All Musical Numbers
Maybe it’s time for the Academy to add a little bit to the mix. No day in the calendar year gives me quite as much cinematic…
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Next Wave: Anna Rose Holmer
The director of The Fits talks about treating film as a collaborative art form. With the specter of Trump’s America looming over us all, it’s now…
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If Deadpool Is Nominated for Best Picture, Can We Still Enjoy Movies?
And other acts of performative film criticism. Don’t look now, but the Merc with a Mouth is suddenly everyone’s favorite Oscar dark horse candidate. Deadpool…
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Review – ‘The Great Wall’ Proves That Bad Writing and Chinese Mythology Are a Poor Mix
‘The Great Wall’ Proves That Bad Writing and Chinese Mythology Are a Poor Mix Get ready for Matt Damon and magnets to save the day. Movie theaters…
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The Best Movie Trailers of 2016
#2016Rewind From dead presidents to killer sharks, we count down the best trailers of the year. While most of the ink spilled about movie trailers tends…
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Patrick Wilson, Hollywood’s Almost Star
Or why there are no small movies, only small actors. With all the hullabaloo surrounding Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, it’s entirely possible that you…
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Imagine There’s No Trailers
It’s easy if you try. Adam Driver thinks that Lucasfilm should release Star Wars: Episode VIII without any trailers. In a recent conversation with Cinemablend, the…