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50 Years Later, Cooley High Is Still Alive
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A look back on the 50th anniversary of Cooley High.
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“Zola,” “Anora,” and the DEI Mirage
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A look at how Zola was ignored while Anora was awarded.
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The Rite to Save a Life
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A personal essay on the healing power of writing.
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Exclusive Trailer for Ramon Zürcher’s The Sparrow in the Chimney, Arriving This August
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Since its premiere at last year’s Locarno Film Festival, we’ve long-awaited the U.S. release of Ramon Zürcher’s The Sparrow in the Chimney, the trilogy-capper following the formally thrilling The Strange Little Cat and The Girl and the Spider. Starring Maren Eggert, Britta Hammelstein,...
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28 Years Later Review: A Legacy Sequel Frenetic in Energy and Ideas
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You can say that Danny Boyle was once the filmmaking avatar of Cool Britannia: a director who, at age 40, still managed to perfectly capture the zeitgeist of 20-year-olds, as seen in Trainspotting. In the span of time between then...
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Familiar Touch Review: Sarah Friedland’s Wonderfully Gentle Debut Heralds a New Voice
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Note: This review was originally published as part of our Venice 2024 coverage. Familiar Touch opens in theaters on June 20. In a sunny kitchen in California, Ruth prepares a sandwich with the muscle memory that only a lifetime allows....
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‘28 Years Later’ Review: Danny Boyle’s Thrillingly Staged Vision of the Horrors Within Us
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The film’s conception of the future, perceptively, looks back to humankind’s primeval past. The post ‘28 Years Later’ Review: Danny Boyle’s Thrillingly Staged Vision of the Horrors Within Us appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Happy Heavenly Birthday, Roger Ebert: June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013
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Paying homage to the great man on what would have been his 83rd birthday.
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A Conversation with Zippy Kimundu & Heather Courtney (WIDOW CHAMPION)
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Out of Kenya’s population of 53 million, 8 million are widows. Many face not just the pain of loss, but the added trauma of being pushed out of their homes, denied their land, and labeled with cruel names: “witch,” “murderer,”...
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IndieSponge Episode: Emmanuelle (2025) Movie Review
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Before our official launch, Kevin Jagernauth and I had the chance to review Audrey Diwan’s third feature film, Emmanuelle —a NEON release under their Decal label, which premiered at the 2024 San Sebastián Film Festival and comes to us on...
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