Essays
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‘Cops’ Meets ‘Star Wars’ At the Ass End of Space in This Short Film
Kevin Rubio Why Watch? When we reported that Josh Trank would be directing a standalone Star Wars movie in the expanding universe, we included a…
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Guy Ritchie Shows You What It’s Like to be a Pro Footballer in This POV Short Film
Nike Why Watch? Wind sprints are tough. That’s why most of us will never play professional soccer. That, and a million other reasons, but it’s…
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This Short Film Explores a Mother and Daughter Who Are Total Strangers
Chris Shimojima Why Watch? In this short film from Chris Shimojima, a young woman (Jenny Murray) meets with the mother who abandoned her (Ginger Grace)…
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13 Big Questions Left Unanswered By ‘Godzilla’
Warner Bros./Legendary Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla is this summer’s second wannabe blockbuster chronologically, but on a more qualitative scale it’s a hell of a lot better…
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A Short Documentary All Kung Fu Movie Fans Should See
BBC Why Watch? A few years ago I had the extreme pleasure of seeing a vintage Shaw Brothers movie that I wasn’t allowed to talk…
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Remembering My Mom and the Movies We Watched Together
Every week is the anniversary of any number of films, and while they often turn into thinkpieces or lists of “things you didn’t know about…”…
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A Lazy Space Delivery Guy Becomes Big Trouble In This Stellar Animated Short Film
Alfred Imageworks Why Watch? In the future, being a delivery guy is unbelievably easy. The ship flies itself, you can land at the press of…
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Martin Scorsese Teaches Us How to Shave in This Short Film
Martin Scorsese Why Watch? In 1967, Martin Scorsese put out a short film with a simple concept and the kind of execution you’d expect from…
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‘Star Wars’ Didn’t Change the Business of Hollywood; ‘Empire’ Did
In this essay published in 2014, film scholar Landon Palmer examines the lasting business impact of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.
