Culture
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Video Games Are Already Cinema
Maybe we should we skip film adaptations and just play video games instead. December came and went with the hotly anticipated Assassin’s Creed getting unenthusiastic reviews…
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The New Movies of January 2017, In Order of Anticipation
Some call this month a dumping ground for theatrical miscarriages. We call it an opportunity to enjoy sequels to Resident Evil, Underworld, and XXX. A new…
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The Best Star Wars Sidekick
From Wookies to droids, we determine who is the best character to have around when it all goes down.
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Jeff Nichols: Form and Feeling
The Southern auteur’s latest film, Loving, is mature and deeply personal. There’s a scene toward the end of Jeff Nichols’s Loving, recently discussed in an…
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How The Flash and Supergirl became my wife’s gateway drug to superhero fandom
And how an argument about time-travel almost threatened my marriage. Not to get all 21 Jump Street (the movie, not the TV show) on you,…
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Celebrating 15 Years of Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away
The pinnacle of Japanese animation remains as magical as ever.
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The Heart of Moana is Auli’i Cravalho
Can’t wait to see how far she’ll go. Surprising few, Disney’s Moana easily won the Thanksgiving box office. There were plenty of media stories leading up…
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The Movies We’re Thankful For in 2016
An annual tradition of giving thanks for great movies continues. Neil Miller: We are gathered here for the 2016 edition of what has now become…
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Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Arrival’ and the Importance of Communication
When aliens arrive, we often learn the most about ourselves.
