The witty repartee between Clooney and Pitt feels like the only thing holding the film together.
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In The End, Oppenheimer again probes the idea that history is written by the victors.
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Wilson discusses the influence of Kore-eda’s After Life, the film’s mirroring structure, and more.
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Anger and Young discuss their symbiotic partnership on the set of the meta film.
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The act of questioning moves the film beyond mere interrogation of the veracity of mediums.
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Red Rooms is intensely aware of our always-on, always-plugged-in culture.
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Writer-director Asmae El Moudir’s examination of the Bread Riots is intensely personal.
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Baker’s portrayal of class, privilege, and more is nothing if not consistently clear-eyed.
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In Cloud, Kurosawa literalizes the online rage machine with physical violence.
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The film’s treatment of its subject is belligerently hamfisted, disingenuous, and incurious.
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