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The Old Cronenberg: The Nostalgia Of Crimes Of The Future

David Cronenberg has become self-conscious about his work to the point where the only option is to perpetually look back, finds Steve Erickson
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Notes On Anti-Fascism And Frivolity In Raiders Of The Lost Ark At 40

In 1981, Raiders of the Lost Ark seemed like mindless entertainment – but its legacy as an antifascist statement has only grown stronger in the last 40 years, finds Steve Erickson
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Mistaken For A Man: On The Emptiness Of Bob Odenkirk’s Nobody

Bob Odenkirk plays yet another middle-aged man with a midlife crisis in Nobody, a dad-action film that commits neither to its straightforward violence nor its critique, finds Steve Erickson
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Dangerous Liaisons: The Legacy Of ‘Dressed To Kill’ At 40

Brian De Palma's erotic thriller Dressed To Kill shocked and entertained in 1980, but its legacy 40 years later feels knotty, one of dangerous influence and still alluring appeal. Steve Erickson investigates
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Road to Nowhere: How ‘Dancer In The Dark’ Spelled The End For Lars Von Trier

Twenty years ago, Lars von Trier made a turning point in his career with the Bjork-led Dancer in the Dark. But this is when the ego began to eclipse the art, finds Steve Erickson
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Where Is The Love? 20 Years Of Fight Club

Looking back on David Fincher's now cult picture Fight Club 20 years later, there's much to be uncovered about the story's diffused queerness and the sexual blockage the film describes, finds Steve Erickson

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