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"I Thought I’d Given Michael Fassbender a Hard Time on Centurion": Neil Marshall on The Revenant

By Neil Marshall | February 23, 2016

"I Thought I’d Given Michael Fassbender a Hard Time on Centurion": Neil Marshall on The Revenant

For the British director, watching Alejandro G. Iñárritu's wilderness epic brings back visceral memories of his own filmmaking experiences.

“Even the Hillbillies are Attractive,” and Other Problems with the Near-Identical Remake of Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever

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By Zach Clark | February 17, 2016

“Even the Hillbillies are Attractive,” and Other Problems with the Near-Identical Remake of Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever

Zach Clark details why the inexplicably similar rehash of the 2002 cult hit just doesn't cut it.

Hail, Caesar! and Cognitive Wanderances on Such Subjects as Overcommitment, Student Debt, Beyoncé’s Specific Juju and Bill Cosby’s Guilt

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By Terence Nance | February 16, 2016

Hail, Caesar! and Cognitive Wanderances on Such Subjects as Overcommitment, Student Debt, Beyoncé’s Specific Juju and Bill Cosby’s Guilt

Terence Nance on the latest film by the Coen brothers, among other things...

This Pseudo-Documentary about “Non-Reading Lesbian” Dennis Hopper is the First Half of a Great Lost Double Bill

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By Alex Ross Perry | February 8, 2016

This Pseudo-Documentary about “Non-Reading Lesbian” Dennis Hopper is the First Half of a Great Lost Double Bill

Alex Ross Perry talks Lawrence Schiller and L.M. Kit Carson's 'The American Dreamer' (and its companion piece, Hopper's masterpiece, 'The Last Movie')

Adam Bhala Lough (Hot Sugar’s Cold World) Talks Adam McKay’s The Big Short

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By Adam Bhala Lough | February 1, 2016

Adam Bhala Lough (Hot Sugar’s Cold World) Talks Adam McKay’s The Big Short

The writer-director explains how Wall Street movies are the new gangster flicks - and pitches Adam McKay on a follow-up to his Oscar contender.

Lucky McKee (May) Talks David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows

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By Lucky McKee | January 29, 2016

Lucky McKee (May) Talks David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows

The director of an indie horror classic shares his appreciation for a new classic – and explains why it made him want to punch a kitten in the balls.

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Philippe Garrel’s In the Shadow of Women

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By Bruce LaBruce | January 27, 2016

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Philippe Garrel’s In the Shadow of Women

Though less internationally well-known than his peers, Garrel is one of the great French auteurs and his new film finds him at the peak of his powers.