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‘L’Avventura’: A Hitchcock Movie Without the Suspense

In 2013, as part of our series on the alleged best movies of all time, we discussed Michelangelo Antonioni's breakout… Read More

Blog of Thrones: ‘Kissed By Fire,’ As a Furious Storm Grows

This may not be the real reason, but I’m ever-suspicious that George R.R. Martin’s third book in the A Song… Read More

Michael Bay Might Have Apologized for ‘Armageddon,’ But The Criterion Collection Never Will

This week, Michael Bay did something that I thought was only possible if you were named Joel Schumacher: he apologized… Read More

18 Things We Learned From ‘The Impossible’ Commentary

Some films labeled as Oscar bait actually go on to win Oscars, but others simply get shunned for their supposed… Read More

Blog of Thrones: ‘And Now His Watch Is Ended,’ So Let the Blood Flow

Season three of Game of Thrones has finally started killing people. And not just anyone, as we’ll discuss in this… Read More

Fund This Film: ‘Hotline’ Reminds Us of When We Got in Trouble for Calling the New Kids and Ninja…

Fund This Film: ‘Hotline’ Reminds Us of When We Got in Trouble for Calling the New Kids and Ninja TurtlesRemember your… Read More

27 Things We Learned from the ‘Tron’ Commentary

“I like the fact that the deadliest weapon in 'Tron' is a Frisbee.” Read More

‘One Froggy Evening’ is the “Citizen Kane of Animated Film”

From our regular showcase of short films available to watch on the web, this entry turns the spotlight on the… Read More

6 Filmmaking Tips from Charlie Chaplin

Welcome to Filmmaking Tips, a long-running column in which we gather up the shared knowledge of a particular filmmaker and assemble… Read More

Andrei Tarkovsky’s ‘Mirror’ is a Movie That Feels More Like Real Life

Looking for any excuse, Landon Palmer and Scott Beggs are using the 2012 Sight & Sound poll results as a… Read More