In Review: 'Companion,' 'No Other Land'
This week, a horror movie offers a killer robot as its most sympathetic character and an Oscar-nominated Israeli-Palestinian documentary finally becomes available.
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The New Cult Canon: 'Anvil! The Story of Anvil'
Life imitates art imitates life in a documentary about a real-life Canadian metal band with uncanny connections to a fictional rock and roll creation.
Russ Meyer Amongst the Vixens ✦
A loose trilogy of newly restored Meyer movies confirm him as an auteur in tune with American horniness and American ugliness.
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In Review: 'Presence,' 'Grand Theft Hamlet'
Steven Soderbergh gets spooky and experimental while a new documentary chronicles an unusual staging of Shakespeare.
The Long Goodbye of David Lynch's 'The Straight Story'
In 1999, Lynch defied expectations with a G-rated Disney movie based on a true story. It wasn't the departure it seemed to be.
Under the Sycamore Trees: The Night ‘Twin Peaks’ Went Off the Air
With the finale to the original run, David Lynch patched together pieces of a broken series and set the stage for the rest of his career.