Review: Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan’s latest reminds us of the power of craft and the petty cultural criticism that preys upon movies of grand ambition.
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✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: August 18-24
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The Red Flag Shuffle
The trendy gun control measure's vagueness brings up several red flags of its own
What the New Transformers Movie Can Tell Us About the Hollywood Strikes
How the summer’s most superfluous blockbuster highlights the fundamental problems on both sides of the picket line.
Classic Hollywood’s Son of Appalachia
Clarence Brown fell into obscurity after directing some of America’s finest movies. A film festival in Knoxville hopes to change that.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: August 11-17
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The Sound of Freedom Effect
How the summer movie season’s surprise hit further alienates the Right from what’s left of America’s cultural fabric.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: August 4-10
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Asteroid City’s American Trauma
The latest from Wes Anderson probes our personal and national loss as only he could.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 28-August 3
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The Barbie Republic
Greta Gerwig’s pop-culture lightning rod is the diagnostic of dunderheaded tribalism we didn’t know we needed.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 21-27
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The Mayoral Ad Rundown
The 10 most notable spots from this campaign season ranked.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 14-20
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✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 7-13
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