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Revisiting PARIS, TEXAS: How Wim Wenders Deconstructs Fragmented Memories

Wim Wenders’ 1984 cult classic Paris, Texas creates a convincing and melancholic pastiche of the frenetic nature of nostalgia.

BEATS: Captures The Spirit Of A Friendship & The State Of A Nation

While Beats isn’t perfect, the cast is engaging and Welsh’s visual style is lively without falling into nightclub-style movie shot cliches.

MOSUL: An Unhealed Wound On The Psyche Of A Nation

Begging to be experienced, discussed, and remembered, Mosul follows a former CIA counter-terrorism officer documenting a journalist in war-torn Iraq.

UGLYDOLLS: Muddled Message In Bland Animation

Where Toy Story found something deeply moving in a tale of toys, UglyDolls comes crashing down with all the moral engagement of a 1980s animated PSA.

GAME OF THRONES (S8E3) “The Long Night”: All Prophecies Must Die

Game of Thrones spent so much time drumming up the battle with the Dead, that everything that comes after will be second fiddle in intensity and importance.

GAME OF THRONES (S8E2) “A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms”: The Calm Before The Storm

We are officially two episodes into the final season of Game of Thrones, with only four…

STOCKHOLM: Finds A Perfect Balance Between Broad Humor & Sincerity

Stockholm is successful in doing the impossible – making the viewer understand and even empathize with the interpersonal connection between a hostage and her captor, and vice versa.

SHADOWHUNTERS: THE MORAL INSTRUMENTS: "Lost Souls (S3B E 11): The Final Season Begins

SHADOWHUNTERS “Lost Souls” (S3E11): The Final Season Begins

With the end in sight, there seems to be trouble brewing from every angle for the Shadowhunters in the coming future.

Staff Inquiry: Our Favorite Romantic Comedies

In celebration of Valentine’s Day month, our writers decided to focus on romantic comedies for this staff inquiry. Here are some of our favorites.

THEY ALL LAUGHED: A Screwball Romance Deserving Reevaluation

The failure of They All Laughed marked the end of the New Hollywood era, but Bogdanovich’s screwball fantasy urgently needs a reevaluation.

PEPPERMINT SODA: As Refreshing & Effervescent As Its Titular Beverage

A spiritual forerunner to modern coming-of-age films like Eighth Grade and Lady Bird, Peppermint Soda is a charming glimpse at two teenage girls growing up.

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK: Thematically Complex, Beautifully Shot, Impressively Acted

If Beale Street Could Talk is an ode to young love, a tragedy about injustice, a poetic depiction of the loss of innocence, and so much more.

THE WILD PEAR TREE: An Engrossing Study Of An Insufferable Character

The Wild Pear Tree is a character study so richly detailed, the audience is left feeling like we’ve actually spent time with such an insufferable individual once its all over.

SHIRKERS: The Catcher Among The Durians

The unbelieveable true story of Shirkers offers a bittersweet end to a decades long saga in the life of independent filmmaker Sandi Tan.

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?: Melissa McCarthy’s Best Performance Yet

A wry, bittersweet but profoundly affecting cinematic experience, Can You Ever Forgive Me? is an astonishing examination of loneliness and detachment.

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