In an effort to get the backlog posted I won't be lovingly hand-crafting interesting links throughout the next few sets of reviews. They will be illustrated and tagged, but frankly…
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For some reason I haven't gotten any of the e-mails that I'm told are circulating around the "community," asking film critics to stand in solidarity with Armond White. I can't…
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Usually when Jeffrey Wells complains about the picture quality of a given Blu-ray I can be counted upon to reply, "Oh, bosh," or something stronger, but I have to say…
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A hand-colored beaut from Georges Meliés' 1896 L'hallucination de l'alchemiste, on Flicker Alley's wonderful new Melies Encore disc. It collects 26 newly discovered Meliés marvels and "as a bonus...two films…
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Think there's nothing new left to say about Avatar? Think again. The distinguished Jim Emerson and I go at the blockbuster one more time before the Oscars, at MSN Movies.…
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Inspired by Jeff Bridges' Best Actor Oscar nom for playing a bad drunk in Crazy Heart, I was asked to ruminate on portrayals of drunks and addicts that have found…
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