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FROZEN, 10 Years Later
The 2013 phenomenon shows us Disney's past, present, and future
Nov 30, 2023 • 
Manish Mathur
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OPPENHEIMER: The Great Man Biopic
Now on home video, Christopher Nolan's epic comments on a tired genre
Nov 26, 2023 • 
Manish Mathur
2
THE ICE STORM: Malaise and Mashed Potatoes
Ang Lee examines 1970s suburbia
Nov 17, 2023 • 
Manish Mathur
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Sofia Coppola's PRISCILLA
A teenage dream or nightmare?
Nov 7, 2023 • 
Manish Mathur
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October 2023

ANATOMY OF A FALL: Marriage Under a Microscope
Are we on trial for being human?
Oct 31, 2023
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The Poisoned Romance of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
What does it means to love someone?
Oct 24, 2023 • 
Manish Mathur
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Three Chilling Horror Movies from Jacques Tourneur
How small budgets can make horror movies scarier
Oct 18, 2023 • 
Manish Mathur
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Watching JULIE & JULIA in the Swiftie Era
Was Nora Ephron clairvoyant?
Oct 10, 2023 • 
Manish Mathur
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DUMB MONEY Review
Craig Gillespie's latest continues a trajectory of anti-establishment stories
Oct 3, 2023 • 
Manish Mathur
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September 2023

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI: Two musical interludes
This modern love story foreshadows and calls back through two melodies
Sep 30, 2023 • 
Manish Mathur
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This is Beautiful Phony Trances.
Sep 30, 2023 • 
Manish Mathur
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