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The French Dispatch | Review

Repetition Commission: Anderson Flatlines with Twee Aesthetic Since cinema requires a semblance of participation by the audience, a passive relationship of sorts, the latest curio...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Independent Films of 2019: #3. Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch

The French Dispatch More croissant than cronut, Wes Anderson returns to the red, white and blue but of the Hotel Chevalier and Jacques Cousteau sort...

Isle of Dogs | Review

A Dog’s Tale: Anderson Returns to Animation with Scruffy, Eclectic Fantasy We’ve come to expect a certain technical formality from Wes Anderson, even across a...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #5. Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs Embarking on his ninth feature film, second stop-animated project, and third straight collab with Production Designer Adam Stockhausen (2012's Moonrise Kingdom, 2014's...

Criterion Collection: Ghost World | Blu-ray Review

Although most widely recognized for his 2003 black comedy Bad Santa, director Terry Zwigoff’s particular idiosyncrasies are perhaps best captured in his 2001 narrative...

Fading Gigolo | Blu-ray Review

After making a substantial profit at the box office during its Spring 2014 release (via Millennium Ent.), the mild media fury surrounding the continuing...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #148. George Clooney’s The Monuments Men

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #148. George Clooney's The Monuments Men The Monuments Men Director: George Clooney Writers: George Clooney and Grant Heslov Producers: George Clooney...

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