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Among the Killer Elite
Seeing the poster for yet another Jason Statham movie, you’re probably thinking that Killer Elite is exactly like all the others. You’re right, too,...
Normal People: Two Less Lonely People in the World
If you’ve heard one thing about Normal People, it’s that the new Irish TV miniseries has wall-to-wall sex scenes. Indeed, the second episode alone...
R.I.P., Lynn Shelton
Great cities deserve great filmmakers. Martin Scorsese is forever identified with his native New York even when his movies are set elsewhere, M. Night...
Film Shorts // July 7-13, 2021
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First Date (NR) Tyson Brown stars in this comedy as a North Carolina high-school student whose date with a classmate (Shelby Duclos) turns into...
Mini Femme est Grande Brat
This week’s ”Night and Day” piece by Kristian Lin gives historical background to The Modern’s two-weekend ”Catch the Wave” festival of French New Wave...
Monster Hash
When I first saw the mysterious trailer for Cloverfield last summer, I thought "probably just another disaster movie," though I prayed "giant-monster movie." As...
Film Shorts
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At Eternity’s Gate (PG-13) Maybe you thought a painter would be the best person to direct a movie about VIncent van Gogh, but Julian...
Afterlife: Give Up the Ghost
Good news, all you poisonous male Ghostbusters fans who accused the 2016 reboot of ruining your childhood. You have your wish in the form...
Film Shorts
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Angels & Demons (PG-13) Better than The Da Vinci Code at least. Tom Hanks returns with a more sensible haircut for this sequel as...
Watch the Woman, Not The Girl
Abbie Cornish is from Australia, and yet something about her makes filmmakers think of Texas. The blonde, apple-cheeked beauty already played a small-town Texas...
