Film

"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers

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  Animal Speculation

  "Zootopia" advances a sublimated theory of power that is strangely conservative, and fundamentally allied with the project of economic neoliberalization.

  Joshua WilliamsMay 17, 2016

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  Mike Nichols’s Disappearing Act

  "Becoming Mike Nichols" feels like part of a posthumous retrospective that attempts to return to Nichols the critical plaudits that greeted his early career

  Manuel BetancourtMay 15, 2016

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• Dark Places: Kier-La Janisse’s “House of Psychotic Women”

  A review of Kier-La Janisse’s "House of Psychotic Women".

  Ian MacAllister-McDonaldMay 11, 2016

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• Under the Sea, Under the Censors: The Mainland Success of Stephen Chow

  The explosively expanding Chinese film industry breaks records every few weeks. Still, Stephen Chow’s new comedy "The Mermaid" is in a class of its own.

  Shelly KraicerMay 6, 2016

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  The Beauty of an Imperial Dilemma

  "Eye in the Sky" should push us to think beyond the realm of the grievable victim

  Will GlovinskyMay 4, 2016

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  The Idea of a Common World: Ada Ushpiz’s "Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt"

  Kathleen B. JonesApr 29, 2016

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• Toy Story: “The Force Awakens” as Nostalgia Gone Terribly Wrong

  The most interesting thing about "Star Wars" today is the intense proximity between the sacred and the profane.

  Ira WellsApr 19, 2016

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  In Excess of the Cut: Peter Greenaway’s “Eisenstein in Guanajuato”

  David A. GerstnerApr 15, 2016

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• Smita Patil’s Avatars

  Mayukh SenApr 9, 2016

  • Biography & Autobiography

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• Matthew Barney’s “Excrementitious” Transcendentalism: On “River of Fundament”

  Len GutkinApr 8, 2016

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  On the “demonic energy & radiance” of “Mustang”

  Unlike it's reception in United States, "Mustang" has been divisive in Turkey

  Kaya GençApr 7, 2016

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  Lost in Jackson Heights

  Frederick Wiseman's latest film, "In Jackson Heights," raises the question of how his style looks when expanded to a canvas as large as a neighborhood.

  Ratik AsokanMar 27, 2016

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