The People’s Joker
Andrew Wyatt
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It’s difficult to imagine Joker exhibiting unreserved approval for his present era of pop-cultural ubiquity. After all, the Clown Prince of Crime has been portrayed
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The horror genre doesn’t exactly have an encouraging track record lately when it comes to prequels, reboots, requels, and all the other cinematic flotsam that
Girls State
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Following its award-winning 2020 run, it makes perfect sense that Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine’s documentary Boys State would receive the sequel treatment. Rather than
Spermworld
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Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces
Kayla McCulloch
Mar 28, 2024
There’s not just one Steve Martin. If one visited Disneyland or attended a Boy Scouts troop meeting in the Los Angeles suburbs in the early
African Film Fest 2024: Omen / Banel & Adama
Kayla McCulloch
Mar 20, 2024
In her novel The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath observed that if “you expect nothing from somebody, you are never disappointed.” A basic concept, but nevertheless
Pictures of Ghosts
Andrew Wyatt
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What makes a place special to us in a deeply personal way? It’s usually something more than the physical space that it occupies, more than
Io Capitano
Andrew Wyatt
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At a glance, Io Capitano appears to be the sort of sober drama about a Very Important Issue that seems to periodically claw its way
Perfect Days
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As a showcase for the Tokyo Toilet Project, Wim Wenders’ latest narrative feature is a bona fide success. The project consists of a dozen public
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