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A unique heist film. A-
When it hits, it hits hard.
On Nikolaj Arcel’s The Dark Tower; read the books instead.
Jeannette Walls’ life story isn’t given its due. C
Jacob's Ladder and war as comforting American psychodrama.
Why I needed Noah's Arc.
Netflix documentary Icarus exposes Moscow’s state-sponsored sports doping program.
The Emoji Movie casts a dark shadow over Hollywood.
Monica gets tired and tries something else.
Too much exposition and mumbo-jumbo. F
It works in the crime drama genre but can't rise to the next level.
Zero Dark Thirty and torture as Oscar bait.
Eastern Condors and Vietnam as meaningless spectacle.
What does a horde of frost zombies have to do with global warming?
The hero of our longest war.
It’s a big summer for lady action characters.
Full Metal Jacket and rape/revenge.
Rambo: First Blood Part II and how racism targets veterans.
This is the first in a series on colonial war films, focusing on the U.S. experience in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Writer/Director of award-winning Sidewalk Traffic talks about how to get a feature film made by your mid-30s.
Hollywood's half-assed anti-fascism.
The latest from director Luca Guadagnino, based on the novel by André Aciman. Starring Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, and more. Call Me By Your Name features three new songs by Sufjan Stevens, one of which ("Mystery of Love") can be heard in the trailer below. Via Stereogum.
"All your problems can be creamed away." A new short film from David Firth (of Salad Fingers fame). From Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder Films. Via The FADER.
Co-directed by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, who last year collaborated with Iggy Pop on Post Pop Depression, Pop's seventeenth and final album. American Valhalla follows the making of that album and the international tour that followed. Via Stereogum.
The directorial debut from fashion designers Laura and Kate Mulleavy (of Rodarte), starring Kirsten Dunst, Joe Cole, and Pilou Asbæk. In theaters Sept. 15. Via The Hollywood Reporter.
A short documentary about three women astronauts, directed by Eliza McNitt and produced in collaboration with Google. Via Boing Boing.
Directed by Bernard MacMahon. A three-part miniseries from Jack White and T Bone Burnett, narrated by Robert Redford, about the earliest days of the recording industry. Featuring performances by Willie Nelson, Beck, Elton John, Nas, and more. A joint production from PBS and the BBC, premiering May 16. Via Spin.
A short video essay from The Royal Ocean Film Society. More from Andrew Saladino on Twitter. Via The AV Club.
In advance of Sunday's Oscars, Burger Fiction has this ultimate montage. Via The AV Club.