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Darkness at the Edge of Town: James Foley’s ‘At Close Range’ and ‘After Dark, My Sweet’

Darkness at the Edge of Town: James Foley’s ‘At Close Range’ and ‘After Dark, My Sweet’

Keith Phipps

The late director’s early films include a pair of haunting crime stories inspired by fact and fiction.

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In Review: 'Friendship,' 'Caught by the Tides'

In Review: 'Friendship,' 'Caught by the Tides'

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

This week, Tim Robinson vies for a buddy who thinks he should leave and director Jia Zhangke keeps adding to his story of 21st century China.

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Last Dance: With ‘Ginger and Fred,’ Federico Fellini Gathered His Greatest Stars For a Sweet and Sour Reunion

Last Dance: With ‘Ginger and Fred,’ Federico Fellini Gathered His Greatest Stars For a Sweet and Sour Reunion

Keith Phipps

Fellini’s sentimental satire tap dances through the blighted media landscape seen in an earlier form in ‘La Dolce Vita.’

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#60 (tie): 'La Dolce Vita': The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

#60 (tie): 'La Dolce Vita': The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

Federico Fellini's controversial 1960 masterpiece found thrills and alienation in the lives of Italy's beautiful people.

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Open question: What are you most excited to see this summer movie season?

Open question: What are you most excited to see this summer movie season? ✦

Scott Tobias

Hey, wait a minute, there seem to be a lot of good choices here.

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Worst to Best: The Performances of Quentin Tarantino

Worst to Best: The Performances of Quentin Tarantino

Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias

That Quentin Tarantino is more skilled as a writer and director than an actor is beyond dispute. But there's an argument to be made for

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