Black Bag
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Steven Soderbergh hit the ground running in 1989 with his Palme d’Or-winning feature debut, sex, lies, and videotape, and has spent the ensuing decades building
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In recent years, much has been made of social media’s role in disseminating urban legends, malicious hoaxes, and outright political disinformation. No one seems to
These American Lives: The United States of Frederick Wiseman
Kayla McCulloch
Mar 3, 2025
From Feb. 6 – May 29, the Webster University Film Series will feature a marathon retrospective on the works of legendary American documentarian Frederick Wiseman.
The Monkey
Andrew Wyatt
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Employing a dramatic, even jarring shift in tone from one narrative feature to the next is practically a horror filmmaking tradition, indulged by luminaries such
Unmuffled Screams and Broken Hearts – Twin Peaks: The Return, Episode 8
Andrew Wyatt
Feb 14, 2025
Editor’s Note: It’s difficult to overstate the importance of David Keith Lynch and his works to the founders of The Take-Up. (There’s a reason that
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Although the name Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel might not sound familiar, his grandparents’ will surely ring a bell: Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman. Forget about the
No Longer Your Film: The Shadow Hollywood of Mulholland Drive
Andrew Wyatt
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Editor’s Note: It’s difficult to overstate the importance of David Keith Lynch and his works to the founders of The Take-Up. (There’s a reason that
Theater of Thought
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Feb 6, 2025
“What’s on your mind?” It’s a simple enough question. Facebook users have seen it at the top of their feeds for more than 15 years
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Chin-stroking pieces on the role of art in politically perilous times have long been a perennial feature of American cultural criticism, but particularly so in
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