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Books/Comics

‘The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan’ (review)

The Nolan Variations Written by Tom Shone ISBN: 978-0-525-65532-9 Published by Knopf An intriguing, probing, intelligent examination of filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Culled from...

Dean GalanisNovember 4, 2020

Columns/Features

Born to Run: Revisiting ‘Minority Report’

Directors releasing two films in one year will always astound me. The filmmaking process is so taxing, exhausting and all-consuming that to get one...

Rory DohertyOctober 9, 2020

Columns/Features

Behold, The ‘Planet of the Apes’ Trilogy

The classic twist at the end of the original Planet of the Apes (1968, dir. Franklin J. Schaffner) is more than just shocking. Seeing...

Rory DohertyAugust 7, 2020

Movies

‘What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael’ (review)

Executive Produced by Bobby Campbell Produced by Rob Garver, Glen Zipper Directed and Edited by Rob Garver Pauline’s Voiceover Performed by Sarah Jessica Parker...

Dean GalanisFebruary 21, 2020

Columns/Features

The White Privilege of Dr. Richard Kimble: A 21st Century Look at Harrison Ford’s ‘The Fugitive’

I recently re-watched the Andrew Davis thriller The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford. I have to say it holds up. To say this film had...

Fred ShahadiFebruary 19, 2019

Columns/Features

mother!’s F and other mother Fs

Since 1978, CinemaScore has polled exiting moviegoers at major releases, balancing various demographic input to come to a general letter grade. Until Rotten Tomatoes...

Todd SokoloveSeptember 20, 2017