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In Praise Of

Why Citizen Ruth has never felt more prescient

by Collin Preciado

As Roe v. Wade is con­tro­ver­sial­ly over­turned, we revis­it Alexan­der Payne’s dark satire of the Amer­i­can abor­tion lobby.
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Why Imagine Me & You deserves to be remembered as a queer rom-com classic

by Chloe Smith

Ol Park­er’s sto­ry of a meet-cute between a bride and a florist shows that the LGBTQ+ com­mu­ni­ty deserve their own rom-com canon.
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Why I love Stephen Rea’s performance in The Crying Game

by Eleanor Brady

Three decades since its release, Neil Jor­dan’s thriller about The Trou­bles remains a cru­cial and com­plex piece of Irish cinema.
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20 years on, Scooby Doo is still a thrillingly silly throwback teen comedy

by Claire White

The unpre­ten­tious hijinks of Scoo­by, Shag­gy and Mys­tery Inc. offer a nos­tal­gic respite from the grim-dark state of cur­rent fran­chise fair.
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What Price Hollywood: The Story of A Star is Born

by Trevor Johnston

George Cukor’s sub­lime take on star­dom ranks among Judy Garland’s best work, but its pro­duc­tion was mired in turmoil.
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Why I love the DIY filmmaking of Once

by Natalie Marlin

John Carney’s microbud­get musi­cal proves that tal­ent and cre­ativ­i­ty can result in an extra­or­di­nary cin­e­mat­ic experience.
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Shin Ultraman is the culmination of a career indebted to a pop culture icon

by Alicia Haddick

As the cult Japan­ese hero receives a new live-action out­ing, we explore Ultraman’s influ­ence on Hidea­ki Anno.
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Movies, Now More than Ever: Robert Altman’s The Player at 30

by Joe Flockhart

As mul­ti­vers­es and IP dom­i­nate the box office, we look back to Altman’s bit­ing satire on the uno­rig­i­nal­i­ty of Hollywood.
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Tall, Dark and Gruesome: a celebration of Christopher Lee’s Count Dracula

by Katherine McLaughlin

On the cen­te­nary of a hor­ror icon, we cel­e­brate Christo­pher Lee’s indeli­ble con­tri­bu­tion to a vam­pir­ic legend.
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The undersung talents of Yeun Biao – Hong Kong action star

by Kambole Campbell

As Dread­naught and Knock­about receive new restora­tions via Eure­ka Video, it’s time to put this Hong Kong mar­tial arts star in the spotlight.