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You Can Be Anything: On Oscar Micheaux, History's Most Prolific African American Filmmaker
“An educated Negro,” smirks a crooked policeman in Oscar Micheaux’s Birthright (1938), “Is a da...
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O Captain: Is Robert Altman's Popeye Still A Failure 40 Years On?
Created by cartoonist E.C. Segar in 1929, Popeye has always been one of the stranger icons of A...
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Unprecedented Times: On 'The Long Good Friday' And A Vulnerable Britain
Take a walk around London or Manchester today, and there’s one thing their skylines have in com...
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Eyes Wide Open: Perception And Reality In 'Memento' At 20
“I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have...
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Dangerous Liaisons: The Legacy Of 'Dressed To Kill' At 40
In the 40 years since the stormy release of Brian De Palma’s erotic thriller Dressed To Kill, t...
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Everyday Magic: 'Whisper Of The Heart' And The Experience Of Wonder
A sweeping, panoramic view of the Tokyo cityscape, all blinking neon lights and bustling traffi...
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Lost Souls In A Lost Decade: Maborosi And Koreeda’s Ozu Problem
The Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda, perhaps understandably, is a little tired of the compa...
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The Killing Joke: War Comedy In 'Da 5 Bloods' And 'Apocalypse Now'
In MAS*H, Robert Altman’s 1970 goofy Vietnam war satire, Major Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan pro...
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Gem'll Crucifix It: Byzantium Reviewed
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Lost In Translation: The Great Gatsby Reviewed
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Lacking That Vital Spock: Star Trek Into Darkness Reviewed
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Queercore U Kno The Score: She Said Boom - The Story Of Fifth Column
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Grey's Anatomy: Dark Skies Reviewed
One thing any good horror film should do is tap into the atavistic terror people can experience...
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Blow, Thugs - N - Harmony: Spring Breakers Reviewed
In Spring Breakers Harmony Korine captures a neon-lit universe where Britney is queen, Lil' Way...
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Challenge Haneke: Amour Reconsidered
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Vampish, Vulgar and Vacuous: Fellini's La Citta Delle Donne Reappraised
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