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In Defense of Elisabeth Sparkle
How The Substance’s biggest flaw is its greatest strength.
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Isabella
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TIFF ‘24 Review: ‘Will & Harper’
I have no doubt these people love Harper. But are they willing to not just celebrate her, but also denounce those in their community who are actively…
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veronica phillips

September 2024

The Magic of Cinematic Death: A Conversation With 'His Three Daughters' Director Azazel Jacobs
“It felt like I was suddenly going into a place that was taking risks in a different way.”
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Alisha Mughal
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August 2024

August 2024 Double Feature: Questionable Big Sister Figures
Leave it to big sis
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Film Daze
Rita Hayworth Column: The Dream of Elsa Bannister in 'The Lady from Shanghai'
In the complex Orson Welles production, Rita Hayworth puts on a stunning performance that turns Gilda on her head.
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Alisha Mughal

July 2024

July 2024 Double Feature: MADELINE KAHN
Cinema Club is Back in a New Format!
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veronica phillips
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Alisha Mughal
Head in the Clouds: Detaching Oneself from Trauma through Spectacle and Media in 'Nope'
Jordan Peele’s 'Nope' is most frightening when interrogating its characters inability to confront their traumas.
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Film Daze

June 2024

"Self-appoint, Make the Rules, Claim the Throne” Cavalier Feminism in 'Poor Things’ and 'Get On Your Knees’
Despite their obvious differences, both productions present a cavalier feminism that confronts misogyny head-on, laughs it off, and keeps strutting.
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Film Daze
Total(ity) Cinema: Asteroid City's Celestial Flirtation
Watching the solar eclipse in April, I thought repeatedly about 'Asteroid City' and the way Wes Anderson uses its alien encounter to liken one’s…
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Film Daze

April 2024

Berlinale Finale: 'La Cocina' & 'Jane Planet' Review
Our last two reviews from Berlinale
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elif
Cinema Club #18 (April, 2024)
Prepare for trouble! / And make it double!
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veronica phillips
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Alisha Mughal
Michael Mohan on Crafting the Haunting Beauty of 'Immaculate'
The director sits down with Isabella Vega to discuss making the Sydney Sweeney-helmed horror film
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Film Daze
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