In an artistic world where it can feel like there’s nothing totally new under the sun, phrasing and context can make the old resonate anew(ish).
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Category: Remember All the Movies, Terry, We’d Go See
Mask Off
Shifting aspect ratios during a movie has become all the rage nowadays.
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Shorted
A movie’s individual “awards” page on IMDB is an invaluable record of the contemporaneous reception.
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Bottoming
~~ double perv alert ~~
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Screen as Intermediary
David Lynch is the most over-cited comparison in cinema.
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Just the Three of Us
“Tunnel of Love” is a deeper cut in Bruce Springsteen’s catalogue, especially for Challengers’ youthful demographic.
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New Characters, Same Actors
Late Night with the Devil is one of three recent movies that give habitual character actors the rare opportunity to showcase their leading role chops.
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Brad & Dan
A character actor in a leading man’s body.
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Infinights
Late Night with the Devil has an infinitely-replicable concept.
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PP
Not all product placement is out of order.
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