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Joost van Ginkel on “The Paradise Suite”; How movies handle bipolar disorder; “Birth of a Nation” isn’t worth defending; Hollywood’s ageist casting decisions; Robot could win a Pulitzer.
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Exclusive: Roger Ebert’s “The Great Movies IV” In Print For the First Time
Roger Ebert’s The Great Movies IV, featuring his final 62 essays on films like “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” and “Mulholland Dr,” is now available for purchase.
A Short Film About Everything: On Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Dekalog”
A review of “Dekalog,” newly restored and released by The Criterion Collection.
Find Your Beauty: Sasha Lane on “American Honey”
An interview with actress Sasha Lane about making her screen debut in Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey.”
Short Films in Focus: “House of Straw”
A presentation of the grizzly short “House of Straw” and an interview with the director, Kyle Bogart.
Video Interview: Samuel L. Jackson on “Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children”
An interview with the one and only Samuel L. Jackson.
Outsider Visions of Americana: “Hell or High Water” and “American Honey”
A look at the themes of David Mackenzie and Andrea Arnold’s highly acclaimed films, two European examinations of America today.
The Cynicism of the Modern Disaster Film
A look at what films like “Sully” and “Deepwater Horizon” say about the modern disaster movie.
The Unloved, Part 34: The Lords of Salem
For the 34th installment in his series about maligned masterworks, Scout Tafoya examines Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem.
60 Minutes on: “The Dirty Dozen”
Still grimly funny and bracingly nasty after nearly fifty years, this is a world-weary anti-authority comedy fronted by Lee Marvin’s knife-blade face.
“Life Itself” Now Streaming for Free Until October 7th
An article about “Life Itself” streaming for free until Friday, October 7th.
“Doctor Strange” First Look to Screen in IMAX October 10th
An article about the IMAX preview of “Doctor Strange” screening October 10th nationwide.
HBO’s “Westworld” Will Be Your Next TV Obsession
A review of HBO’s “Westworld,” starring Evan Rachel Wood, Anthony Hopkins, James Marsden, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris and many more.
NYFF 2016: Preview of the 54th New York Film Festival
A preview of the 54th New York Film Festival, including “Son of Joseph,” “The Rehearsal,” “Graduation,” “Sieranevada” and much more.
A Satire, Serious Melodrama, Rock Musical, Comedy, Violent Exploitation Picture, Skin Flick and Moralistic Expose: On “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls”
Matt Zoller Seitz celebrates “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls,” now available on Criterion Blu-ray and DVD.
Amazon’s “Crisis in Six Scenes” is for Woody Allen Completists Only
A review of Woody Allen’s new TV series, “Crisis in Six Scenes,” available via Amazon on Friday.
Herschell Gordon Lewis: 1929-2016
A tribute to the late Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Talented Cast Carries “Marvel’s Luke Cage”
A review of the latest Netflix Marvel series, Luke Cage.
Issa Rae To Preview Her HBO Series, “Insecure,” in Chicago
An article about the upcoming premiere of Issa Rae’s HBO series, “Insecure,” in Chicago.
