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How Now and Then Transformed Me into a Loyal Friend and a Better Listener

By Laura Leigh Abby | February 7, 2022

How Now and Then Transformed Me into a Loyal Friend and a Better Listener

Laura Leigh Abby, whose new podcast Seventeen debuts today, on how the 1995 coming-of-age movie shaped her into who she is today.

Breaking Rules with Daisies

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By Ali Vingiano | February 2, 2022

Breaking Rules with Daisies

Writer-actor Ali Vingiano, who's now starring in The End of Us, on her deep love of Věra Chytilová’s feminist Czech New Wave classic.

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is the Reason I Will Find True Love or Die Alone

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By Gillian Wallace Horvat | January 31, 2022

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is the Reason I Will Find True Love or Die Alone

The Spirit Award-nominated writer-director-star of I Blame Society on the surprising way Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo’s gem affected her life.

The Velvet Queen and the Art of Patience

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By Shannon Plumb | January 20, 2022

The Velvet Queen and the Art of Patience

Shannon Plumb delves deep into the world of this new nature documentary, and also finds lessons for our current situation.

Blood and Black Lace: A Cut Above the Rest in the Lurid World of Giallo

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By Rod Thomas | October 25, 2021

Blood and Black Lace: A Cut Above the Rest in the Lurid World of Giallo

Rod Thomas, the cinephile musician behind electronic pop band Bright Light Bright Light, on Mario Bava’s cult classic horror.

Six Steamy Films to Get You in the Mood for The Voyeurs

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By Michael Mohan | September 27, 2021

Six Steamy Films to Get You in the Mood for The Voyeurs

Writer-director Michael Mohan on the erotic thrillers that were touchstones for his new movie.

Nicole Riegel (Holler) Talks the 50th Anniversary of Barbara Loden’s Wanda

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By Nicole Riegel | September 17, 2021

Nicole Riegel (Holler) Talks the 50th Anniversary of Barbara Loden’s Wanda

An American classic, criminally underappreciated and misunderstood during the filmmaker’s lifetime, finally gets its day in the sun.

The Redemptive Genius of Jackass

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By Jeffrey Paul King | July 21, 2021

The Redemptive Genius of Jackass

The Republic of Sarah creator Jeffrey Paul King on the show he always turns to for inspiration in times of difficulty and doubt.

666 Lessons I Learned from The Devil Wears Prada

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By Anna Roisman | July 12, 2021

666 Lessons I Learned from The Devil Wears Prada

In honor of the film’s 15th anniversary, Anna Roisman looks at the wisdom that can be gleaned from this Anne Hathaway classic.

On the Idiosyncratic Pleasures of Billy Wilder’s The Front Page

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By Jim Hemphill | May 21, 2021

On the Idiosyncratic Pleasures of Billy Wilder’s The Front Page

Jim Hemphill celebrates the directing great's underappreciated 1974 remake, a film which arguably resonates even more strongly today.