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The New Cult Canon: 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer'

The New Cult Canon: 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer'

Scott Tobias

Yorgos Lanthimos' dry black comedy turns a Greek myth about family sacrifice into potent modern allegory.

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The Rebooting of ‘Blackhat’

The Rebooting of ‘Blackhat’ ✦

Keith Phipps

Michael Mann’s cyber-thriller seemed destined to fade into obscurity after bombing in 2015. Its champions pushed it toward a different fate.

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The Countdown Is Over: Our Cyber Monday Subscription Sale Has Already Begun

The Countdown Is Over: Our Cyber Monday Subscription Sale Has Already Begun

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

You can now save 20% off an annual subscription for yourself, or for a friend

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In Review: 'Napoleon,' 'Maestro'

In Review: 'Napoleon,' 'Maestro'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

Two outsized personalities get extravagant, daring, almost-but-not-quite-entirely-successful biopics.

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#85 (tie): 'The Spirit of the Beehive': The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

#85 (tie): 'The Spirit of the Beehive': The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

A screening of 'Frankenstein' profoundly reshapes the development of a six-year-old girl in Victor Erice's gorgeous allegorical fantasy set in Franco's Spain.

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In Review: 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,' 'Dream Scenario,' 'Fallen Leaves'

In Review: 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,' 'Dream Scenario,' 'Fallen Leaves'

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

What do The Hunger Games and Aki Kaurismäki have in common? Surprising fourth entries in planned trilogies. Also, Nicolas Cage is the man of your dreams.

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