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fromThe New Yorker
21 hours ago

As Movies Adapt to the Times, the Oscars Can Only Look On

The 2026 Academy Awards celebrated films with innovative, personal approaches to cinematic form and historical self-consciousness that surpass acclaimed predecessors from fifty years prior.
fromThe Nation
4 days ago

Who Will Win Big at the Oscars?

From its opening scene-a shakedown of Armando Solimões (Wagner Moura) by local authorities at a rural gas station-Kleber Mendonça Filho immerses viewers in a world of casual corruption and clandestine violence endemic to authoritarian rule.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Elephant in the Movie Theater

Perhaps sensing this wariness, the creators of some of the more politically compelling movies and TV shows of the past year have instead explored how being alive feels during a tumultuous period. They capture the atmosphere, the mood, the ambient existence of everyday people who are living through a transformative time in history, whether or not they recognize that they are doing so.
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#film-adaptation
fromInverse
7 months ago
Film

'Highest 2 Lowest' Review: Spike Lee's Bold Crime Thriller Remake Saves Itself From One Jarring Fumble

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fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

The Bad Vibes of "Wuthering Heights"

Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights prioritizes contemporary aesthetic over literary faithfulness, reducing Brontë's complex novel to a shallow love story that reflects modern short attention spans rather than engaging with the source material's depth.
fromInverse
7 months ago
Film

'Highest 2 Lowest' Review: Spike Lee's Bold Crime Thriller Remake Saves Itself From One Jarring Fumble

fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

An aspiring dancer. A wealthy benefactor. And 'Dreams' turned to nightmare

Fernando studied at a Mexico City dance academy that receives funding from Jennifer's arts foundation. Their torrid affair began some time ago, during one of Jennifer's many trips to Mexico. Now Fernando has entered the U.S. illegally to be with her, and he's determined to stay, and perhaps even launch his dance career.
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fromIndependent
2 months ago

Why film and fiction is catching up to the stark reality of motherhood

Movies like Die My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence, show an almost logical unravelling of a mum facing modern pressures
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fromIndieWire
5 months ago
Film

'One Battle After Another' Review: Paul Thomas Anderson Returns to the Modern World with a Blisteringly Hilarious Dad-Core Masterpiece

fromIndieWire
5 months ago
Film

'One Battle After Another' Review: Paul Thomas Anderson Returns to the Modern World with a Blisteringly Hilarious Dad-Core Masterpiece

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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

A House of Dynamite is both political fantasy and major disappointment | Mike McCahill

Prestige as a Noted Film-maker affords protection but creates narrow expectations and harsher disappointment, exemplified by Kathryn Bigelow's underwhelming A House of Dynamite.
Music
fromenglish.elpais.com
10 months ago

Welcome to the age of depressing musicals: Films that sing through tragedy and the apocalypse

The End illustrates how contemporary musicals can convey darker themes amidst despair.
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