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In Review: 'Blonde,' 'Speak No Evil'

In Review: 'Blonde,' 'Speak No Evil'

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

A new biopic of Marilyn Monroe turns her life into an elongated nightmare and a new Danish film traffics in a more domestic sort of horror.

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The revolutionary beauty of Jean-Luc Godard's 'Contempt'

The revolutionary beauty of Jean-Luc Godard's 'Contempt'

Scott Tobias

Remembering the late director through a film that at once seduces and challenges its audience.

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Cash on Delivery: The Other Manhattan of 'Take Out'

Cash on Delivery: The Other Manhattan of 'Take Out'

Keith Phipps

Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou's little-seen 2004 film depicts the precarious life of Chinese immigrants working on the margin's of New York City.

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In Review: 'Barbarian,' 'Pinocchio'

In Review: 'Barbarian,' 'Pinocchio'

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

An Airbnb arrangement takes a turn in a clever new thriller while Robert Zemeckis fails to bring a wooden puppet to life.

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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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