Streaming Guides
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Interview: ‘Buster’s Mal Heart’ Knows Which Finger We Give to Systems of Control
We chat with Sarah Adina Smith, writer and director, about the magic available to us today and “fortune cookie” wisdom. The Sword of Damocles is an…
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The Bursting Bubble of Streaming Services
Everything old is new again, especially when it comes to distribution. So let’s say you start with Netflix, because everyone has Netflix, and you’re not…
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Interview: ‘Sweet Virginia’ and the Effect of Violence and Moral Ambiguity in Rural Towns
‘Sweet Virginia’ and the Effect of Violence and Moral Ambiguity in Rural Towns We chat with Jamie M. Dagg about his latest film ‘Sweet Virginia’…and Ewoks?…
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Consider With Reservations: The Stars of Quantity Over Quality Cinema
The stars of yesterday now are making three films a year you never knew existed until they show up on Netflix. In my prior life as…
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The Liberal Guilt of Unbridled Anticipation for Ben Wheatley’s ‘Free Fire’
When everyone has a gun…no one’s in control. It’s kind of amazing to me that every film that features a gun (let alone a full stockade…
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Taking a Closer Look at the Cannes Line-Up
Sophia Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos, Noah Baumbach, ‘Twin Peaks,’ and more… The official lineup for the 70th Cannes Film Festival, which will run from May 18–28, was…
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This Is About Obsession: The New ‘I Love Dick’ Trailer is Here
Kathryn Hahn finally has a leading role in Jill Soloway’s new Amazon series, but will the intimacy of the novel translate to the screen? In voiceover,…
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Meet Walter Presents, The Streaming Service that Specializes in Foreign Drama
The UK Channel 4 streaming service has finally arrived in the US. In January 2016, British television had undergone the beginning of a small (but important)…
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Does the New Mystery Science Theater 3000 Meet Expectations?
The Satellite of Love is back in business.MST3K.comWay way back in 2015, Matthew Monagle wrote a column about the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarter that…