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Every other month we will be focusing on the unsung heroes of the film world. The individuals selected have all played a vital role in...

By Danielle Momoh I have always been unable to take the concept of Batman seriously. It was not the fact that Batman’s superpowers are...

You're accredited with helping spearhead a film movement that’s been labelled 'The British Weird Wave.' Could you tell me more about it...

By Danielle Momoh Two girls tread water in a pool, one whispering strange revelations to the other. We view them from overhead, the...

By Evelio Zavala What made The Matrix trilogy work is why The Matrix Resurrections fails: timing. In 1999, it was the turn of a new...

By Mae Brando The first time I came across The Apartment would’ve been during the colder month of January back in 2018. It was perfectly...

By Duran Aziz There isn’t a whole lot that’s resolved by the time the credits roll in William Friedkin’s Cruising (1980). We thought that...

By Evelio Zavala There are very few films I can confidently say are alive and breathing when you watch them. There is another world...

By Kaitlyn Riggio The Dear Evan Hansen movie adaptation is a Ben Platt vanity project above all else. The musical Dear Evan Hansen has...

By Evelio Zavala In my opinion, Hannah and Her Sisters is the best Thanksgiving movie. Ever. None really come as close to Woody Allen’s...

By Evelio Zavala When Woody Allen was interviewed by Richard Corliss for Time shortly after Ingmar Bergman’s death in 2007, Corliss asked...