Contributor Leigh Singer

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Interviews

Griffin Dunne: ‘Scorsese’s energy and enthusiasm was infectious’

by Leigh Singer

The star of Martin Scorsese's down and dirty 1985 runaround reflects on the strange journey of getting After Hours made and how Spielberg and De Palma influenced the film's ending.
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Review

Val

by Leigh Singer

Part playful scrap book, part poignant confessional, this documentary self-portrait reveals plenty about its subject.

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In Retrospect
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Video

Watch: The Lion King – original vs remake

by Leigh Singer

Our Remake/Remodel series continues with a breakdown of Disney’s most successful “live-action” update yet.
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Video

Watch: Yojimbo vs A Fistful of Dollars

by Leigh Singer

Our latest Remake/Remodel video essay analyses the impact of Akira Kurosawa’s samurai epic on Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti western.
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Video

Watch: Ocean’s 11 vs Ocean’s Eleven

by Leigh Singer

Comparing the classic Rat Pack heist caper with Steven Soderbergh’s equally star-studded early noughties update.
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Video

Watch: The Movie GIFs That Keep On Giving

by Leigh Singer

In a new video essay, Leigh Singer explores a curious modern phenomenon...
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Video

Alain Delon vs Matt Damon – Who’s the perfect Tom Ripley?

by Leigh Singer

A side-by-side analysis of Purple Noon and The Talented Mr Ripley, as adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel.
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Video

Suspiria vs Suspiria – Argento’s original vs Guadagnino’s remake

by Leigh Singer

The latest video in our Remake/Remodel series compares the classic horror with its modern update.
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Disability in Film

Is The Peanut Butter Falcon a watershed moment for on-screen disability?

by Leigh Singer

The film’s directors and star Zack Gottsagen, who has Down syndrome, discuss overcoming industry stigma.
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Video

Watch: A Star Is Born – Judy Garland vs Lady Gaga

by Leigh Singer

A side-by-side look at two very different takes on a classic Hollywood cautionary tale.
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Video

Watch: A side-by-side analysis of Infernal Affairs and The Departed

by Leigh Singer

In the latest Remake/Remodel, Leigh Singer interrogates Martin Scorsese’s remake of a Hong Kong crime classic.
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Video

Ghostbusters vs Ghostbusters – Ivan Reitman’s original vs Paul Feig’s reboot

by Leigh Singer

A side-by-side look at the classic 1984 comedy and its “she-boot” counterpart from 2016.

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