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KVIFF: A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, Stranger, Rude to Love

KVIFF: A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things, Stranger, Rude...

No matter how many films I see at a festival, I almost always miss the big prize...

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KVIFF 2024: Wrap-up and Awards

KVIFF 2024: Wrap-up and Awards

I love film festivals. It’s as simple as that. You go, usually to a far-flung location,...

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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Ride Again with Criterion's 50th Anniversary Release

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Ride Again with Criterion's...

Sam Peckinpah’s “Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid” has about it an air of abeyance,...

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​Time to Bloom: KiKi Layne on Dandelion

​Time to Bloom: KiKi Layne on Dandelion

In “Dandelion,” a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter (KiKi Layne, “If Beale...

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Book Excerpt: The World is Yours: The Story of Scarface by Glenn Kenny

Book Excerpt: The World is Yours: The Story of Scarface...

We are incredibly proud to present an excerpt from contributor Glenn Kenny's new...

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Short Films in Focus: Floating Through the Nowhere Stream with Director Luis Grané

Short Films in Focus: Floating Through the Nowhere Stream...

At this moment, you’re likely floating in the Nowhere Stream. There’s no telling...

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The Ross Brothers Made a Road-Trip Movie. They Didn’t Come Back the Same.

The Ross Brothers Made a Road-Trip Movie. They Didn’t Come...

For filmmaking brothers Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, every movie is a journey....

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A Good Reason to Be a Coward: Jim Cummings on The Last Stop in Yuma County

A Good Reason to Be a Coward: Jim Cummings on The Last...

The premise for Francis Gallupi’s directorial debut, “The Last Stop in Yuma County,”...

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Launch Day for My Book, It's Time To Give a FECK! Book Tour Dates, Tamron Hall Show

Launch Day for My Book, It's Time To Give a FECK! Book...

UPDATE: Today, May 7th, marks the launch of Chaz Ebert's new book, It's Time to Give...

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Star Wars -- Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars -- Episode I: The Phantom Menace

We are re-posting this review in honor of the re-release for the film's 25th anniversary....

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The Problem and the Solution: Why Palpatine from Star Wars is One of the Great Movie Villains

The Problem and the Solution: Why Palpatine from Star Wars...

George Lucas gets a lot of flak for his screenwriting, but credit must be given...

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The Last Stop in Yuma County

The Last Stop in Yuma County

"Last Stop in Yuma County" is the kind of movie where you root for the worst to...

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Dear Tim Cook: Be a Decent Human Being and Delete this Revolting Apple Ad

Dear Tim Cook: Be a Decent Human Being and Delete this...

During the Super Bowl broadcast of 1984, Apple debuted one of the most innovative...

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

When Rupert Wyatt's 2011 prequel "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" revived a five-decade-old...

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A Man in Full

A Man in Full

One of my very favorite television genres is Jeff Daniels conducting business while...

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The Contestant

The Contestant

Sometimes, the revolution is televised. In 1998, an aspiring comedian auditioned...

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AMC's Interview with the Vampire Has a Different Flavor in Season Two

AMC's Interview with the Vampire Has a Different Flavor...

Less than two years after it premiered, “Interview with the Vampire,” AMC’s bold,...

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The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

With the notable exception of “Barbie,” the modern blockbuster can be pretty serious...

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Turtles All the Way Down

Turtles All the Way Down

In middle school, John Green novels were the quintessential YA diaries in which...

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The Idea of You

The Idea of You

Tell me if this sounds familiar: A romantic couple, one American, one British, one...