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Fund This Film: Inspirational Batman Documentary ‘Legends of the Knight’

Do you wonder why so many people are sooooooo obsessed with Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies? The new documentary Legends of… Read More

20 Things We Learned From the ‘Argo’ Commentary

“If you’re still awake at the end of this commentary you can write in for a prize.” Read More

Fund This Film: Ralph Bakshi’s ‘Last Days of Coney Island’

Fund This Film: Ralph Bakshi’s ‘Last Days of Coney Island’Tired of animation that makes you happy and stupid? Then return that… Read More

24 Things We Learned from the ‘(500) Days of Summer’ Commentary

“I’ve found that the rare and beautiful times in my life that I’ve been in love, is a lot of… Read More

Fund This Film: ’80s Action Throwback ‘Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins’ From the Makers of…

Fund This Film: ’80s Action Throwback ‘Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins’ From the Makers of ‘Bellflower’This week’s spotlighted… Read More

19 Things We Learned from ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ Commentary

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the story of Charlie (Logan Lerman), a teenager struggling to fit in with… Read More

Getting to Know Steven Soderbergh’s System Through The Criterion Collection

In contrast to other well-respected filmmakers whose revisited obsessions traverse and develop across a litany of discrete works, Steven Soderbergh… Read More

Fund This Film: ‘An Honest Liar: The Amazing Randi Story’ Promises Magic, Skepticism and a Long Con

When looking for crowd-funding campaigns to spotlight each week, I often think about our readers. Documentaries about geeky subject matter… Read More

37 Things We Learned From the ‘Alex Cross’ Commentary

Alex Cross is not a good movie.There’s no singular reason as to why that is, but you can take your pick… Read More

Godfrey Reggio’s ‘Qatsi’ Trilogy and the Diminishing Returns of Pure Cinema

The Qatsi series is made up of several compelling contradictions. On the one hand, the first film, Koyaanisqatsi (1983), was… Read More