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Bad education

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Growing up partly on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota, Jerilyn DeCoteau was often puzzled by the rigid and disciplinary way her...

The return of the virtual Sundance Film Festival

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For the second year in a row, the Sundance Film Festival returns to Colorado. Well, to anyone with an internet connection and a movie...

Twenty feet from stardom, a million miles from sanity

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Like most love stories, this one begins at the movies. London, 1971: A young actor goes to see the latest release, A Clockwork Orange,...

A lesserknown masterpiece

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Every decade, the British Film Institute conducts its Sight and Sound poll of the Greatest Movies Ever Made. In 2012, the top two films were familiar: Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo and Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, but third was a dark horse: Yasujirô Ozu’s 1953 ...

Home viewing: ‘Zero Motivation’ and ‘Losing Ground’

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On Tuesday, Sept. 15, TCM’s 14-week series, Women Make Film, continues with a line-up of seven films and a thematic focus on conversation, framing...

To infinity, and beyond

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“Why am I alive?” she asks. “I have no idea,” he replies with a kind smile. Those are the final words of Toy Story 4, Disney/Pixar’s...

These pictures of you

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Helmut Newton had a sense of humor. That might not be your immediate takeaway if you do a Google search for his photographs (after...

Uncomfortable in the uncanny valley

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Directed by Steven Spielberg, a longtime fan of the source material, The Adventures of Tintin begins with a gorgeous animated credit sequence, deftly incorporating bits of the narrative about to unfold. It’s as nifty as the overture in Spielberg’s earlier Catch Me If...

In the depths of the ash

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Two men wait outside a church. They are armed and tasked with an assassination mission. The mark approaches, and the men leap into action,...

A Hidden Life

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Franz Jägerstätter’s arm would not rise. It couldn’t, not for Der Führer or any man, for that matter. His life belonged to the Lord....

Righteous retribution

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Cassie’s drunk again, alone in the club and a mess. She can’t find her phone, and all her friends have left. Two guys at...

The gospel according to woman

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There is an old saying that you should never meet your heroes, they may disappoint you. The new Belgian comedy from writer/director Jaco Van...