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Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Last Summer

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | August 1, 2017
By Bruce LaBruce | August 1, 2017

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Last Summer

LaBruce extols the virtues of Frank and Eleanor Perry’s shocking coming-of-age drama that captures the loss of innocence of the late 1960s.

Second Screen: Riverdale, or if Fassbinder Had Directed 90210

Film
By Jim Hemphill | July 24, 2017
By Jim Hemphill | July 24, 2017

Second Screen: Riverdale, or if Fassbinder Had Directed 90210

Jim Hemphill on the deliriously enjoyable CW show, which is so referential it makes Tarantino look like Bresson.

The ’70s Seen: Miloŝ Forman’s Taking Off

Film
By Steve Lippman | July 10, 2017
By Steve Lippman | July 10, 2017

The ’70s Seen: Miloŝ Forman’s Taking Off

Steve Lippman continues his exploration of everyone's favorite cinematic decade by revisiting Forman's inexplicably overlooked social satire.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Little Darlings

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | July 7, 2017
By Bruce LaBruce | July 7, 2017

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Little Darlings

LaBruce inducts the 1980 feminist teensploitation movie starring Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol into his alternative canon.

Second Screen: NCIS: New Orleans is the Rio Bravo of Police Procedurals (No, Really)

Film
By Jim Hemphill | June 28, 2017
By Jim Hemphill | June 28, 2017

Second Screen: NCIS: New Orleans is the Rio Bravo of Police Procedurals (No, Really)

Jim Hemphill explains why this spinoff of a long-running cop show has some of the best qualities of Howard Hawks' 1959 classic Western.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Making Love

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | May 31, 2017
By Bruce LaBruce | May 31, 2017

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Making Love

Talkhouse Film's champion of the cinematic underdog shares his affection for Arthur Hiller's pre-AIDS gay melodrama.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Desperate Characters

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | May 9, 2017
By Bruce LaBruce | May 9, 2017

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Desperate Characters

The Canadian provocateur (and champion of misfit movies) examines the campy ennui and genuine horror of ’70s domesticity.

The ’70s Seen: Irvin Kershner’s Loving and Up the Sandbox

Film
By Steve Lippman | May 2, 2017
By Steve Lippman | May 2, 2017

The ’70s Seen: Irvin Kershner’s Loving and Up the Sandbox

Steve Lippman continues his new column on '70s cinema with a look at two N.Y.C portraits by one of the era's most underappreciated directors.

Second Screen: The Irresistible Hollywood Narrative of Famous in Love

Film
By Jim Hemphill | April 19, 2017
By Jim Hemphill | April 19, 2017

Second Screen: The Irresistible Hollywood Narrative of Famous in Love

Jim Hemphill on why he fell for Freeform's addictive new series about the on-screen/off-screen romance between two young movie stars.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The King of Marvin Gardens

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | April 17, 2017
By Bruce LaBruce | April 17, 2017

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The King of Marvin Gardens

The Canadian provocateur sheds light on Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson's less celebrated follow-up to Five Easy Pieces.

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