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‘Waterloo’: The Film That (Maybe) Defeated Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Napoleon’

‘Waterloo’: The Film That (Maybe) Defeated Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Napoleon’ ✦

Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps

Stanley Kubrick really wanted to make a biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte as his follow-up to '2001: A Space Odyssey.' And he might have gotten away with it if it weren't for this meddling film.

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#45 (tie): ‘Barry Lyndon’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

#45 (tie): ‘Barry Lyndon’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps
Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias

A journey through Sight and Sound's 100 best movies of all time arrives at Stanley Kubrick's story of a rascal's rise and fall, set in the heart of the 18th century .

The Reveal Discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time

Open Question: What's the jewel of the rom-com boom of the mid-'90s and 2000s? ✦

Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias

The Hollywood rom-com is back! Is there any movie that made you miss its heyday?

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In Review: ‘The Christophers,’ ‘Faces of Death,’ ‘You, Me & Tuscany,’ ‘Exit 8’

In Review: ‘The Christophers,’ ‘Faces of Death,’ ‘You, Me & Tuscany,’ ‘Exit 8’

Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps
Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias

Steven Soderbergh's two-person drama about art, life, and fraud leads a busy week that also includes a picturesque rom-com and a pair of unusual horror movies.

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The Kwan of Cameron Crowe

The Kwan of Cameron Crowe ✦

Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias

The 30th anniversary re-release of Cameron Crowe's hit romance offers a window into his have-it-all optimism.

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No, But Seriously, War is Hell: John Woo’s ‘Bullet in the Head’

No, But Seriously, War is Hell: John Woo’s ‘Bullet in the Head’ ✦

Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps

John Woo's 1990 film depicts the Vietnam War and, by extension, all wars, as hellishly anti-human.

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