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Commentary May 4, 2021

WHY STAR WARS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER

As fans, we celebrate the things we love. May the 4th be with you.

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Commentary May 1, 2021

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: 10 Years Later, It Is As Sharp As Ever

This is about as perfect as a film Hollywood could make.

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Commentary April 29, 2021

20TH CENTURY FLICKS: CHARADE

I truly believe it to be one of cinema’s all-time greatest treasures, which I find confirmed with each subsequent viewing.

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Commentary April 27, 2021

ON THE CONTRARY: GONE GIRL AND EYES WIDE SHUT

Fincher and Kubrick rarely miss for me and I love both of these movies, but when it comes down to it, I’m always going to lean towards the more hopeful film.

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Animation Celebration April 22, 2021

ANIMATION CELEBRATION: THE BREADWINNER

Keep an eye out for this one on your various streaming services, or throw it a few bucks if you can. You won’t be disappointed.

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Commentary, One Stop Pop April 13, 2021

ONE STOP POP: RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

by Alice Micheli, Contributing Writer We all have that feeling. You know the one: you finish watching a movie and […]

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Commentary March 30, 2021

ON THE CONTRARY: MAGNOLIA AND MINORITY REPORT

by Robert Bouffard, Managing Editor I love to engage with media that challenges my beliefs. It makes me think deeply […]

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Commentary February 25, 2021

20TH CENTURY FLICKS: ACE IN THE HOLE

by Reid Williams Film noir often features semi-moral detectives, dark, mysterious forces, and ever-enclosing urban settings. This is not the […]

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Commentary February 23, 2021

ON THE CONTRARY: SOUL AND BEFORE MIDNIGHT

by Robert Bouffard I love to engage with media that challenges my beliefs. It makes me think deeply when a […]

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Commentary January 28, 2021

20TH CENTURY FLICKS: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID

by Reid Williams Digging through the treasure trove that is 20th-century cinema, one can’t help but notice a number of […]

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Commentary January 26, 2021

ON THE CONTRARY: LIFE OF BRIAN AND THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST

It’s perhaps easier to accept the type of world that Last Temptation shows, because it posits that there is objective truth and meaning. But it also could be more freeing to buy into Life of Brian’s worldview in which you are able to exert more autonomy and create meaning for yourself.

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Commentary December 31, 2020

20TH CENTURY Flicks: MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON

by Reid Williams With Christmas just having passed us by, as well as another massive and tumultuous election cycle, it […]

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