Nov 26 2014
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Beneath the breezy (if bittersweet and bluntly haunting) films of the deceased Eric Rohmer lies a profound arrogance…
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Nov 25 2014
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“Filmmaking only brings suffering.” So declares legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki a little more than halfway into…
Nov 13 2014
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It’s been more than 20 years since Alexei Kovalev became the first Russian-born player to have his name engraved on…
Nov 6 2014
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Each of Nacho Vigalondo’s features has been predicated upon the chemical reaction between two wildly disparate but…
Oct 30 2014
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What if Grizzly Man had ended differently? What if Timothy Treadwell—who was ultimately killed by the same bears…
Oct 23 2014
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Perhaps the best thing that can be said about Jeff Preiss’ Low Down is that it opens by committing one of the…
Oct 23 2014
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It’s difficult to critically engage with Citizenfour, as—experienced in the here and now—Laura Poitras’ landmark…
Oct 16 2014
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A devastating and deceptively simple tale adapted from 10th-century folklore, Isao Takahata’s The Tale Of The…
Oct 9 2014
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The YouTube video of Paul Potts—a mobile phone salesman from South Wales, singing “Nessun Dorma” on Britain’s Got…
Oct 2 2014
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Last Hijack is a documentary that only exists because of the incredible access that was granted to the filmmakers.…
Oct 1 2014
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“I can’t judge you, Miss. A body can only judge themselves.” So Mrs. Grose (Megs Jenkins), the housekeeper of a…
Sep 25 2014
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“I never wanted to look young. I wanted to look great.” So says one of the stylish subjects of Lina Plioplyte’s…
Sep 16 2014
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Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: Both the…
Sep 4 2014
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A.A. Dowd,
Mike D'Angelo,
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David Ehrlich,
and 5 moreYesterday, The A.V. Club led a guided tour of all the dope and whack movies opening between now and Halloween,…
Sep 3 2014
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The Shohei Imamura interview included with the new Criterion Collection Blu-ray of Vengeance Is Mine barely touches…
Sep 3 2014
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A.A. Dowd,
Mike D'Angelo,
Josh Modell,
David Ehrlich,
and 6 moreFor the annual fall movie preview, The A.V. Club turned things over to its well-known and beloved characters Dumbass…
Aug 19 2014
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In the summer of 2011, a motley crew of Danish artists and scientists boarded a three-masted schooner and set sail…
Aug 7 2014
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James Cameron might be the closest thing the early 21st century has to its own Howard Hughes: He hasn’t begun…
Jul 24 2014
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Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: The…
Jul 16 2014
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Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: If the…