AwardsWatch - Retrospective

Five years later, the eminently rewatchable ‘Arrival’ still leaves an indelible mark [Retrospective]

Retrospective

Five years later, the eminently rewatchable ‘Arrival’ still leaves an indelible mark [Retrospective]

Nick Brovender November 5, 2021

Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival was released 5 years ago, on November 11, 2016 (you may remember something else that happened in November 2016). Produced for a... Read More

Of Broken Dreams: A ‘Mulholland Drive’ retrospective

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Of Broken Dreams: A ‘Mulholland Drive’ retrospective

Brian Whisenant October 16, 2021

Brian Whisenant takes a ride down Mulholland Dr, looking back at David Lynch’s landmark film and talks with actor Patrick Fischler and the film’s director... Read More

Why The Shimmer in ‘Annihilation’ is an allegory for the U.S.’s foreign policy [Retrospective]

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Why The Shimmer in ‘Annihilation’ is an allegory for the U.S.’s foreign policy [Retrospective]

Alex Arabian October 4, 2021

Alex Garland’s sophomore directorial feature, Annihilation, explores the ideas of corruption, destruction, and rebirth. Throughout the film, The Shimmer, also referred to as “Area X,”... Read More

Martin Scorsese’s timeless ‘Boxcar Bertha’ and the Marxist undertones of his often overlooked early classic [Retrospective]

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Martin Scorsese’s timeless ‘Boxcar Bertha’ and the Marxist undertones of his often overlooked early classic [Retrospective]

Alex Arabian October 1, 2021

1972’s Boxcar Bertha is an often overlooked, critically debated entry into Martin Scorsese’s filmography, mostly because it is a departure from his usual themes and... Read More

‘Training Day’ at 20: Welcome back to the jungle [Retrospective]

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‘Training Day’ at 20: Welcome back to the jungle [Retrospective]

Dan Kinsley September 28, 2021

Twenty years since it first hit theaters, Training Day (2001) is likely best remembered as the film that netted Denzel Washington his first Oscar win... Read More

‘Bound’ at 25: The mold-breaker of queer cinema still has us tied up after all these years [Retrospective]

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‘Bound’ at 25: The mold-breaker of queer cinema still has us tied up after all these years [Retrospective]

Catherine Springer September 27, 2021

As the world awaits the return of the groundbreaking Matrix film franchise in December, it’s worth taking a moment to celebrate the 25th anniversary this... Read More

‘My Own Private Idaho’ at 30: Revisiting the seminal arthouse indie through the eyes of a lonely, horny teenager [Retrospective]

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‘My Own Private Idaho’ at 30: Revisiting the seminal arthouse indie through the eyes of a lonely, horny teenager [Retrospective]

Daniel Theophanous September 24, 2021

To this day, I still feel a close kinship with the disenfranchised, strung-out, narcoleptic gay hustler of Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho. The... Read More

‘Glitter’ 20 years later: How its legacy and Mariah Carey have continued to shine

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‘Glitter’ 20 years later: How its legacy and Mariah Carey have continued to shine

Kyle Wilson September 21, 2021

“Dear God, it’s all so tragic And I’ll never have the chance To feel the closure that I ultimately need…” These are some of the... Read More

The legacy of ‘The Sandlot’ is still a home run almost 30 years later

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The legacy of ‘The Sandlot’ is still a home run almost 30 years later

Staff Writers September 8, 2021

As America’s national past time, the sport of baseball has contributed to some of the most beloved family films in past decades. The Field of... Read More

25 years later, the radical queerness of ‘A Very Brady Sequel’ lives on

Kyle Wilson August 24, 2021

We’re living in an IP hellscape. Superheroes dominate the box office, Disney shamelessly mimeographs their earlier animated offerings, and (although I turned it off an... Read More