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The GCU (Gilligan Cinematic Universe): On 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'

The GCU (Gilligan Cinematic Universe): On 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'

Scott Tobias

Thoughts on what Vince Gilligan's 2019 'Breaking Bad' feature tells us about the convergence of TV and movies.

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11 Thoughts After Finally Watching 'The Muppets Take Manhattan'

11 Thoughts After Finally Watching 'The Muppets Take Manhattan'

Keith Phipps

38 years after the Muppets arrived in New York with dreams of stardom a 'Reveal' writer decided to see how they fared.

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In Review: 'Loving Highsmith,' 'Orphan: First Kill'

In Review: 'Loving Highsmith,' 'Orphan: First Kill'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

A new documentary casts a mysterious author in a new light while a horror prequel depicts an old kid learning some new tricks.

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The Best Films of the Year So Far (* According to Metacritic, According to Me): Part II

The Best Films of the Year So Far (* According to Metacritic, According to Me): Part II

Scott Tobias

A plea for critics to stop overpraising issue docs, plus two excellent films from Germany and a stellar debut feature from Jafar Panahi's son.

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Worst to Best: The Summer Blockbusters of 1984

Worst to Best: The Summer Blockbusters of 1984

Keith Phipps

Revisiting and re-evaluating a summer filled with nerds, gremlins, karate kids, and last starfighters.

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In review: 'Three Thousand Years of Longing,' 'Funny Pages'

In review: 'Three Thousand Years of Longing,' 'Funny Pages'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

George Miller follows up 'Mad Max: Fury Road' with a fantasia for the mind as well as the eye. And Owen Kline makes his directorial debut with the Daniel Clowes-like tale of an aspiring cartoonist.

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