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July 17, 2015
Malcolm Thorndike Nicholson
The Black Comedy of India's Justice System
In "Court", India’s absurdist court system becomes both set and subject
July 16, 2015
Esther Breger
Amy Schumer's Old-Fashioned Family Values
'Trainwreck' is a classic rom-com, not a subversive statement
July 16, 2015
Jeet Heer
Stop Making Superhero Movies Just for Grown-Ups
'Batman v Superman' and 'Suicide Squad' are everything that's wrong with the genre today
July 13, 2015
Malcolm Thorndike Nicholson
What Does It Mean to Sound Gay?
July 9, 2015
Noah Berlatsky
Can a Rich White Guy Be an Everyman?
The insidious class politics of “Self/Less”
July 8, 2015
Sally Kohn
Disney, Do It for My Daughter: Make a Film Starring Gay Characters
July 7, 2015
Noah Berlatsky
Rihanna Is No Pam Grier
"BBHMM" puts a materialistic spin on a social-justice blaxploitation classic
July 3, 2015
Elaine Teng
The Story of the Only Irishman Ever Deported From Ireland
July 1, 2015
Esther Breger
‘Magic Mike XXL’ Wants to Know: Do You Like That, Ladies?
June 20, 2015
Jeet Heer
The Influence of Road Runner Cartoons on Stanley Kubrick
June 15, 2015
Noah Berlatsky
Goodfellas' Narrow, Simplistic View of Masculinity
June 12, 2015
Elaine Teng
A Coming-of-Age Film That Never Shows the Hero Come of Age
Even Jon Snow can't save "Testament of Youth"
June 11, 2015
Malcolm Harris
In the Pre-Apocalypse, Vacation Homes Are the First to Go
What a new doomsday film says about American wealth
June 9, 2015
Malcolm Thorndike Nicholson
On Being Human: Roy Andersson Reflects the Dark Humor of Existing
June 8, 2015
Brandon Harris
Black America's Forgotten Film History
A new MoMA exhibit puts black films front and center
May 28, 2015
Jeet Heer
The New David Foster Wallace Movie Isn’t a Biopic. It’s Another 'Rolling Stone' Writer Flick.
May 23, 2015
Pauline Kael
Pauline Kael's First Film Review for The New Republic
'Godard Among the Gangsters,' September 10, 1966
May 19, 2015
Saul Austerlitz
From Homeless to Hollywood: A New Film Built From a Rough Life
May 15, 2015
Elaine Teng
The Time Anna Kendrick Said I Smelled Like an Old Cinnamon Cupcake
May 14, 2015
Saul Austerlitz
The Film Buff’s Tour of New York

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