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Movie Review: ‘Agon’ is a Somber Meditation on the Athletic Grind

Director: Giulio BertelliWriters: Giulio Bertelli, Pietro Caracciolo, Pietro CaraccioloStars: Yile Vianello, Alice Bellandi, Michela Cescon Synopsis: As the fictional Olympic Games of Ludoj 2024 approaches, Agon shows the stories of three athletes as...

Op-Ed: Mirrors and Nightmares: The Melodramatic and the Surreal in the Cinema of Todd Haynes and David Lynch

Two Visions of the Unraveling American Dream In modern American cinema, Todd Haynes and David Lynch stand out as unique figures. Their styles are so distinct we've turned their names into adjectives. "Haynesian"...

The Last Picture Showman: Peter Bogdanovich and the Burden of the Past

Peter Bogdanovich, who passed away in 2022, would have turned 86 on July 30, 2025. As we approach his birthday, we look back at the singular career of a director who lived,...

Classic Film Review: All That Glitters is Not Gold: ‘The Gold Rush’ at 100

Director: Charlie ChaplinWriter: Charlie ChaplinStars: Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray Synopsis: A prospector goes to the Klondike during the 1890s gold rush in hopes of making his fortune, and is smitten with...

Movie Review: ‘The Last Class’ is a Class in Affection

Director: Elliot KirschnerWriter: Elliot KirschnerStars: Robert Reich Synopsis: The film follows former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich as he teaches his 'Wealth and Poverty' course at UC Berkeley for the final time, capturing...

Op-Ed: Admiring Meryl: A Journey into the ‘Genius Gap’

Meryl Streep turns 76 today, June 22nd, an occasion that perhaps inevitably, prompts the annual, almost liturgical, coronation of our 'Greatest Living Actress.' At this point, the title feels less like an...

Clint Eastwood at 95: An American Century in Film

Clint Eastwood turns 95 this week. An almost unfathomable milestone for a career that feels as elemental as the Hollywood sign itself, and as raw and unforgiving as a high-noon standoff. To...

‘Kill Bill:’ A Tale of Two Films – From Revenge Rampage to Regretful Reckoning

She emerges from a coma with a single, burning purpose etched onto her soul: revenge, or as she says, “Kill Bill.”. Beatrix Kiddo, "The Bride," codename Black Mamba (Uma Thurman), cuts a...

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