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Lauren Theisen
August 22, 2024
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‘Alien: Romulus’ Is Exhausting, Gross As Hell, And Incredibly Fun
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Albert Burneko
August 17, 2024
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Gena Rowlands Played Pathetic Better Than Anyone
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Israel Daramola
August 16, 2024
Arts And Culture
Josh Hartnett Was Always Guaranteed To Jack You Up
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Soraya Roberts
August 14, 2024
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‘Borderlands’ Made Me Hate Video Games, Movies, And Even Cate Blanchett
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Hollywood’s Dampest Era, With Chris Nashawaty
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David Roth
August 8, 2024
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Barbara Stanwyck Could Talk The Sun Into Rising In The West
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Lauren Theisen
August 7, 2024
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Ryan Reynolds Is Cinema’s Antichrist
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Israel Daramola
July 31, 2024
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‘Kinds Of Kindness’ Isn’t Supposed To Be Funny
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Isle McElroy
July 29, 2024
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‘Twisters’ Can’t Singlehandedly Drag Us Back To The ’90s
152
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Soraya Roberts
July 26, 2024
Overexplained Lists
1990s Blockbusters I Haven’t Seen, Ranked
674
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Lauren Theisen
July 24, 2024
Wings Week
Wings Hauser, American Weirdo
76
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David Roth
July 19, 2024
Wings Week
Sting’s Winged Briefs In ‘Dune’ Are Cinema’s Most Iconic Underpants
98
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Barry Petchesky
July 17, 2024
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‘Longlegs’ Can’t Quite Carry The Weight Of Expectations
74
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Nicholas Russell
July 16, 2024
This Is So Stupid
There Are Three Essential Lawyer Movies
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Albert Burneko
July 10, 2024
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‘Box Of Moonlight’ Is A Gem From The ’90s Indie Boom
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Soraya Roberts
July 9, 2024
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In ‘Twelve Final Days,’ Roger Federer Still Has The Magic
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Owen Lewis
June 25, 2024
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Appalling Errors In Vulture’s Ranked List Of Muppets Movies, Ranked
303
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Albert Burneko
June 23, 2024
Tennis
Who Wins The Match In ‘Challengers’?
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Owen Lewis
June 19, 2024
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‘Canticle Of The Stones’ Grapples With The Difficulty Of Artistic Representation Inside Occupied Palestine
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Ruairí McCann
June 3, 2024
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Why Do I Keep Rooting For Kevin Costner?
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Fran Hoepfner
May 28, 2024
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Please Do Not Strive For Documentary Realism In A Movie (Spoiler Alert) Where A Huge Worm Bursts Out Of A Man’s Eye-Socket
104
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Chris Thompson
May 23, 2024
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‘I Saw The TV Glow’ Unfurls The Great Trans Unknown
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Annie Howard
May 16, 2024
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The Ideas Of ‘The Idea Of You,’ According To Us
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May 15, 2024
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‘Challengers’ Captures The Dirty Little Bits Of Tennis
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Giri Nathan
May 9, 2024
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