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Israel Daramola

Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides addressing the Fremen in Dune: Part Two.

‘Dune: Part Two’ Is Big, Bold, Loud, And Still Missing Something

Kelsey McKinney

dakota johnson in a red leather blazer looking confused

Everything I Remember About ‘Madame Web’

Jason England

Still image from the movie American Fiction.

‘American Fiction’ And The Wet Eyes Of The Sentimentalist

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


Nicholas Russell

The main character giving a speech in Origin

‘Origin’ Fails As Both Homework And Entertainment

Lauren Theisen

Stuck In The One-Woman Myth

Soraya Roberts

A garden party scene from The Zone Of Interest

‘The Zone Of Interest’ Is About Cognitive Harmony

Luis Paez-Pumar

Australian actor Jacob Elordi (L) and Irish actor Barry Keoghan arrive for the Los Angeles premiere of "Saltburn" at The Theatre at ACE Hotel in Los Angeles, California, on November 14, 2023.

‘Saltburn’ Trusts Its Audience Only To Be Idiots


<p>Corey Atad is a freelancer writer based in Toronto with an unhealthy Air Bud obsession.</p>


Corey Atad

A scene from Tenet in which The Protagonist fights a bad guy

I Can’t Stop Watching ‘Tenet,’ And I Finally Know Why

Kevin Von Erich poses at The Iron Claw premiere

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‘The Iron Claw’ And The Real Von Erich Story Go Together Like Pizza And Muffins

<p>Sean T. Collins has written for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture, Decider, Pitchfork, and many others. He lives with his family on Long Island.</p>


Sean T. Collins

TOM WILKINSON as Arthur Edens in Michael Clayton

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Albert Burneko

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1921: Conrad Veidt as "Cesare" in the film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari". Photograph. 1921

This Is A Damn Conrad Veidt Appreciation Blog

Barry Petchesky

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Does It Matter If Adam Driver Is A Bad Actor?

David Roth

Andre Braugher in a black and white portrait taken in 2015.

The Good Guy

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Drew Magary

Godzilla standing and I guess yelling, as seen during the trailer to the film Godzilla Minus One.

Six Things You Are Not Allowed To Say To Me About ‘Godzilla Minus One’

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Chris Thompson

Godzilla Must Be Larger

<div>Adam Charles Hart is an author, curator, and archivist who lives in Pittsburgh. His second book, &#8216;<i>Raising the Dead: The Work of George A. Romero, </i>will be out in early 2024 from Oxford University Press.</div>
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Adam Charles Hart

TOPSHOT - US director Martin Scorsese poses as he arrives on May 8, 2018 for the screening of the film "Todos Lo Saben (Everybody Knows)" and the opening ceremony of the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. (Photo by Antonin THUILLIER / AFP) (Photo by ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP via Getty Images)

Martin Scorsese’s Second Life As An Adman

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‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Asks You To Sit With Its Contradictions

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They’ll Just Keep Conjuring That Garbage

An old lady scampering around on the ceiling of a mental hospital directly above an unaware George C. Scott, in 1990's Exorcist III: Legion.

All This Bleeding

NYFF programmer Rachel Rosen moderates a press conference with director Todd Haynes, writer/executive producer Samy Burch, producers Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler, Jessica Elbaum and for "May December" during the 61st New York Film Festival at Walter Reade Theater on September 29, 2023 in New York City.

Four Days At The Flooded New York Film Festival

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