Movies
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9 Movies to Watch if You Like Martin Scorsese’s ‘Casino’
If you’re a fan of Martin Scorsese’s Las Vegas mob epic, you need to have these nine films on your watchlist.
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‘Night Moves’ and Film Noir Masculinity
Gene Hackman’s Harry Moseby is a character navigating the neo-noir landscape as a different kind of man.
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‘Sound of Metal’ and the Superpower of Silence
Riz Ahmed crackles with powerful and recognizable distress in the film. Through his characters’ confrontation, we can all find a path to letting go of our past selves.
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The Year’s Best Horror Film Is Our Home Video Pick of the Week
Plus 12 more new releases to watch at home this week on Blu-ray/DVD!
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Chief’s Dynamic Change in ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
Nurse Ratched and R.P. McMurphy are the more famous characters, but Chief is the most important.
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Make the Yuletide Gay: Why We Need More Queer Christmas Movies
Clea DuVall’s ‘Happiest Season’ proves the want and need for LGBTQ+ Christmas stories.
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25 Things We Learned from Paul Schrader’s ‘Blue Collar’ Commentary
“I really didn’t figure out how to direct until my third film.”
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How the Makers of Hulu’s ‘Run’ Got Traditional Thrills to Pop
We chat with filmmakers Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian (‘Searching’) about their new film and why two separate approaches to directing were required.
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The Great (and Silent) History of Hollywood’s First Female Director
Lois Weber was one of the most powerful filmmakers in Silent-era Hollywood and we should talk about it more.