Revisiting Orson Welles’ searingly relevant portrait of US-Mexican relations
Orson Welles was never one to adhere to audience expectations, and when a contract deal forced him to adapt the…
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Discover this generation-spanning drama about old age in the modern world
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Cary Grant’s impeccable style in To Catch a Thief
I watch Alfred Hitchcock’s films time and time again. For the thrills, for the visual flair and distinct atmosphere, for…
Screengem: The Dude’s Ralphs card in The Big Lebowski
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His and Hers: the iconic trench coat in Kramer vs Kramer
The trench is the opposite of a statement piece. It’s equally embraced by men and women, molding itself to the wearer….
How The Human Condition ignited my passion for Japanese cinema
I began 2016 by watching a lot of Masaki Kobayashi. It was a year that year marked both the centenary…
How this VHS cover for Night of the Living Dead made me reassess horror
Before I saw any of George A. Romero’s seminal Night of the Living Dead, it already terrified me. This preemptive…
Revisiting Gus Van Sant’s disturbing portrait of a high school shooting
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