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76 DAYS at the Beginning of a Pandemic
76 DAYS at the Beginning of a Pandemic

A documentary that achieves the unexpected: a depiction of true terror as a baseline for reinforcing our collective human potential.

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Nick BachanDecember 16, 2020Comment
Less Doing, More Talking: SHITHOUSE and 4 Other Movies Where Two People Just Talk
Less Doing, More Talking: SHITHOUSE and 4 Other Movies Where Two People Just Talk

Turn on one of these blissfully talkative movies and join me in praying for the days when we can meet strangers again and spend hours in conversation with them.

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Sandra AmstutzDecember 15, 2020 Comment
"I Feel Like Neve Campbell”: The Neverending Purgatory of Tri-State Hustle in Tina Krause’s LIMBO
"I Feel Like Neve Campbell”: The Neverending Purgatory of Tri-State Hustle in Tina Krause’s LIMBO

Krause’s movie perfectly captures the malaise that seeps into your very bones when you’re locked into the megacity between Boston and Washington D.C. The sprawl has no soul.

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Patrick PryorDecember 14, 2020Comment
Inside the AGFA Laboratory: THINGS TO COME (1976) and THE DIRTY DOLLS (1973)
Inside the AGFA Laboratory: THINGS TO COME (1976) and THE DIRTY DOLLS (1973)

Flicks that feel like pulling into a sweaty grindhouse drive-in in the middle of summer, cheap wine in hand and cigarette smoldering. Let’s go!

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David MDecember 10, 2020Comment
Absolutely Stylish: 5 Fashion Documentaries Worth Watching
Absolutely Stylish: 5 Fashion Documentaries Worth Watching

Discover some of today’s biggest fashion icons’ paths to legendary status.

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Rach JDecember 9, 2020Comment
Austin Polish Film Festival 2020: PROCEDER
Austin Polish Film Festival 2020: PROCEDER

“Be a fucking Count of Monte Cristo style.” Get your bags Chada!

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David MDecember 8, 2020Comment
An Unsung Horrors Christmas Movie Marathon
An Unsung Horrors Christmas Movie Marathon

8 deeeeep cut Christmas treasures streaming for free! Sugarplum the depths of madness!

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Erica ShultzDecember 7, 2020Comment
Austin Polish Film Festival 2020: TRIPLE TROUBLE / TARAPATY 2
Austin Polish Film Festival 2020: TRIPLE TROUBLE / TARAPATY 2

A bomb explodes behind a famed painting on opening night. Julka and Olek, a sleuth-y young pair and maybe teenage sweethearts, are on the case.

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David MDecember 5, 2020Comment
Austin Polish Film Festival 2020: I AM REN / JESTEM REN
Austin Polish Film Festival 2020: I AM REN / JESTEM REN

Whether you’re an android made by human hand or a human made by a hand further on up the chain of existence, holding the keys to your own truth is critical to survival.

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David MDecember 4, 2020Comment
PROTEST! RIOT! REVOLUTION! 31 Films to Watch While Burning It All Down
PROTEST! RIOT! REVOLUTION! 31 Films to Watch While Burning It All Down

What we know is we need to stay vigilant, hitting the virtual and IRL streets every day, however we can.

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Hyperspace CommunityDecember 3, 2020Comment
Middle-of-the-Night Thoughts on Godzilla
Middle-of-the-Night Thoughts on Godzilla

On a good day, when I rise from bed it’s as if from the ocean depths, nuclear plumes billowing from my nostrils, the iconic battle cry resounding in my mind.

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Nicolas NadeauNovember 25, 2020Comment
The 5 Best Soundtracks Made By Famous Musicians
The 5 Best Soundtracks Made By Famous Musicians
Rach JNovember 24, 2020Comment
On the Importance of Looking
On the Importance of Looking

It wasn't my first time sneaking into a venue on false pretenses, but it was my most audacious.

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Isobel IkardNovember 23, 2020Comment
We Didn’t Need BORAT 2
We Didn’t Need BORAT 2

America’s been around for about two-hundred and forty-four years, and has sucked ass for almost all of it.

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Morgan HydeNovember 19, 2020Comment
FREAKS ONLY: Get Your FREAKED On
FREAKS ONLY: Get Your FREAKED On

Freaked is not a good movie. Well, I don’t know. Maybe not in an objective sense.

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Morgan HydeNovember 18, 2020Comment
Humphrey Bogart: Beyond CASABLANCA
Humphrey Bogart: Beyond CASABLANCA

The following five films (in no particular order) are a good starting point if you are interested in exploring the work of Humphrey Bogart.

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Bailey MooreNovember 17, 2020Comment
HER is more relevant and reflective of human nature today than ever
HER is more relevant and reflective of human nature today than ever

Prepare for it to take up space in your memory storage for days.

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Naomi BarghielNovember 16, 2020Comment
Now Playing at AFS: The Truths and Complications of NATIVE SON
Now Playing at AFS: The Truths and Complications of NATIVE SON

As a young Black man in America, Thomas faces a corrupt justice system, negative stereotypes, open provocations in white spaces, and flat out violence.

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Nick BachanNovember 15, 2020Comment
Now Playing at AFS: SAUL AND RUBY’S HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR BAND
Now Playing at AFS: SAUL AND RUBY’S HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR BAND

Saul, a 94-year-old drummer, and Ruby, a 90-year-old accordion player, have a band.

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Nick BachanNovember 14, 2020Comment
Just Old Dudes Being Old: The Best of Getting Old Cinema
Just Old Dudes Being Old: The Best of Getting Old Cinema

Having been mentally eligible for Social Security since the sagacious age of 18, I have a deep, abiding love for films centering around cranky old curmudgeons grappling with existential dilemmas.

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Vikrant NallaparajuNovember 13, 2020Comment
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