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In Review: 'Presence,' 'Grand Theft Hamlet'

In Review: 'Presence,' 'Grand Theft Hamlet'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

Steven Soderbergh gets spooky and experimental while a new documentary chronicles an unusual staging of Shakespeare.

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The Long Goodbye of David Lynch's 'The Straight Story'

The Long Goodbye of David Lynch's 'The Straight Story'

Scott Tobias

In 1999, Lynch defied expectations with a G-rated Disney movie based on a true story. It wasn't the departure it seemed to be.

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Under the Sycamore Trees: The Night ‘Twin Peaks’ Went Off the Air

Under the Sycamore Trees: The Night ‘Twin Peaks’ Went Off the Air

Keith Phipps

With the finale to the original run, David Lynch patched together pieces of a broken series and set the stage for the rest of his career.

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Call for Entries: The 3rd Annual Reveal Subscriber Poll

Call for Entries: The 3rd Annual Reveal Subscriber Poll ✦

Scott Tobias

Some years we have a good idea what readers will consider the year's best. 2024 seems up in the air. Make your vote count!

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In Review: 'Wolf Man,' 'I'm Still Here'

In Review: 'Wolf Man,' 'I'm Still Here'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

A classic monster gets a revival while the latest from Walter Salles explores a more commonplace threat.

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Richard Pryor Kept Trying to Tell Us Something About His Life

Richard Pryor Kept Trying to Tell Us Something About His Life ✦

Keith Phipps

Released in 1986, ‘Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling’ found the comic attempting to tell his personal history. It was one entry in an ongoing autobiography written in public.

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