Jan 25 2020
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It’s telling, perhaps, that the first big-screen dramatization of the Harvey Weinstein scandal doesn’t feature…
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Jan 24 2020
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In honor of the fast-approaching 92nd Academy Awards, airing Sunday, February 9, Film Club is taking a break from…
Jan 24 2020
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The incongruity usually begins at the airport. Year in and year out, a casual clash of cultures greets anyone…
Jan 23 2020
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In honor of the fast-approaching 92nd Academy Awards, airing Sunday, February 9, Film Club is taking a break from…
Jan 23 2020
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In honor of the fast-approaching 92nd Academy Awards, airing Sunday, February 9, Film Club is taking a break from…
Jan 17 2020
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For the second Film Club of the year, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife sit down to discuss 1917, the “one-shot” World War I…
Jan 17 2020
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For the first Film Club of the year, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife are taking a look at Dolittle, the wholly unnecessary…
Jan 16 2020
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Anyone who’s ever plummeted down the rabbit hole of after-hours television knows there’s a goldmine of unintentional…
Jan 3 2020
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So many movies, so little time. Every week brings a new crop of them, opening in multiplexes and arthouse theaters…
Dec 21 2019
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For the final Film Club of the year, please welcome back special guest, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky—A.V. Clubber and Film…
Dec 20 2019
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For our final week of Film Club this year, we have three new installments for you. Next up, our critics A.A. Dowd…
Dec 20 2019
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The Safdie brothers on Uncut Gems and how they convinced Adam Sandler to take the role of his career
Howard Ratner, the New York City jeweler and outrageous gambling addict Adam Sandler plays in Uncut Gems, is a force…
Dec 19 2019
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For our final week of Film Club this year, we have three new installments for you. First up, our critics A.A. Dowd…
Dec 18 2019
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You almost have to feel sorry for The Rise Of Skywalker. Yes, this is a guaranteed blockbuster, the very opposite of…
Dec 13 2019
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For the second Film Club installment of the week, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife discuss Josh and Benny Safdie’s thrill…
Dec 12 2019
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For the first Film Club installment of the week, our critics discuss Bombshell, Jay Roach’s toothless dramatization…
Dec 11 2019
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The best performances by Adam Sandler, the ones that demonstrate what a magnetic actor he can be when throwing…
Dec 6 2019
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Sixty-four years later, the premise of Jack Finney’s sci-fi allegory The Body Snatchers still packs a nightmarish…
Dec 6 2019
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For today’s second Film Club installment, our critics discuss our favorite film out of Cannes, the rapturous…
Dec 6 2019
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Love at first sight is a fairy-tale fantasy that grows less beautiful the more you think about it. Can you really…