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The New Cult Canon: 'Memories of Murder'

The New Cult Canon: 'Memories of Murder'

Scott Tobias

Bong Joon-ho's tonally daring procedural revisits South Korea's first serial murder case.

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Tom Hanks’s Debut Novel is Sweet, Dull, and Weirdly Reassuring

Tom Hanks’s Debut Novel is Sweet, Dull, and Weirdly Reassuring

Keith Phipps

The story of a behind-the-scenes look at the production of a superhero blockbuster doubles as a love letter to Hollywood's past while offering an optimistic view of its future.

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In Review: 'Fast X,' 'Master Gardener'

In Review: 'Fast X,' 'Master Gardener'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

The reportedly penultimate 'Fast & Furious' offers a tail of revenge while the latest from Paul Schrader explores a long, hard road to redemption.

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'Light Sleeper': The ghostly souls of Paul Schrader

'Light Sleeper': The ghostly souls of Paul Schrader

Scott Tobias

In his 1992 indie drama with Willem Dafoe, Schrader reworked 'Taxi Driver' into another urban tale of alienation and violence. But with a twist.

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Worst to Best: Éric Rohmer’s Tales of the Four Seasons

Worst to Best: Éric Rohmer’s Tales of the Four Seasons

Keith Phipps

The auteur's quartet of '90s films recently resurfaced in restored prints on The Criterion Channel. They're all great, but we decided to rank them anyway.

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In Review: 'BlackBerry,' 'The Starling Girl'

In Review: 'BlackBerry,' 'The Starling Girl'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

This week, character actors come out to shine in a lively yarn about a mobile phone phenomenon and a fine drama about coming of age in tight religious community.

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