Film
Reading is treated as a commodity, namedropping literary titles as a way for middlebrow film audiences to feel proud of themselves for being in the know.
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The Lady from Shanghai is a black comedy of manners, a “film noir” near-masterpiece.
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The film is full of salacious details from Hollywood’s heyday, but it is also a tender look at an elderly man whose current existence would be seen by many as difficult.
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Sylvain Chomet’s sublime 2004 feature is a shimmering, knowing homage to the beginnings of sound animation.
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In 1957’s Pal Joey, Rita Hayworth makes an indelible impression as a screen siren, as sexy as in her ’40s heyday.
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Nico, 1988 lays bare the ravaged body and brooding soul of a woman who may yet be remembered as among the most iconic musicians of the twentieth century.
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I made a pledge last week to compromise my movie going, and in a silly, humiliating way.
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Sorry to Bother You is a doozy — vividly shot, morally vigorous, and consistently funny.
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BlacKkKlansman is a fiery polemic on America’s long history of bigotry and racism, establishing a through-line that leads to the intolerance of the current president.
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Womanizing Astaire grasps that Rita is the loveliest catch of all, and a keeper, in this musical treat.
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