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The “Snyder Cut” of “Justice League” surpasses only the original cut
The “Snyder Cut” of “Justice League” surpasses only the original cut

After three years and an all-encompassing fan campaign, Zack Snyder’s directorial vision of his 2017 film Justice League has finally been realized.

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Chris CrymesMay 11, 2021 Comment
Spend Cinco de Mayo with Movies from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
Spend Cinco de Mayo with Movies from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema

From mad scientists to singing cowboys to brujas, here’s a short list of Mexican cinematic gems from the 1930s-60s.

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Erica ShultzMay 5, 2021Comment
Bat City Marquee: FLIPPING OUT
Bat City Marquee: FLIPPING OUT

Exhibit A that you can make a damn fine film with minimal equipment, good friends, and champion-level moxie.

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David MApril 9, 2021Comment
The GODZILLA Canon: 1954 to 2016
The GODZILLA Canon: 1954 to 2016

Godzilla always has been a metaphor for nuclear power, even during its silliest moments.

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Joey PratherApril 3, 2021Comment
Journey Through 1992: Ageism and STOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT!
Journey Through 1992: Ageism and STOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT!

“You’re a little old woman, you live in a little old apartment in Newark. You knit, make jam, talk on the phone and that’s it!” We’ll just see about that.

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Bailey MooreApril 1, 2021Comment
Andrea Bianchi: The Unsung Hero of Italian Horror and Exploitation
Andrea Bianchi: The Unsung Hero of Italian Horror and Exploitation

A 5-film starter’s guide to Bianchi: Horror? Check. Giallo? Check. Eurocrime? Check. Sleaze? Check.

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Erica ShultzMarch 31, 2021Comment
10 Must-Watch Horror Movies on The Cave of Forgotten Films
10 Must-Watch Horror Movies on The Cave of Forgotten Films

Dive into a shared collection of over 2000 movies to date, with categories ranging from noir to horror, westerns to silent movies.

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Erica ShultzFebruary 26, 2021Comment
BREWSTER MCCLOUD or How I Learned to Stop Daydreaming and Face Reality
BREWSTER MCCLOUD or How I Learned to Stop Daydreaming and Face Reality

Soar alongside Brewster McCloud, with its offbeat observations of modernity, Americana, and a boy who dreams about flying away.

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Vikrant NallaparajuFebruary 25, 2021 Comments
Five Underrated Romcoms to Satisfy Your Belated Valentine's Day Craving
Five Underrated Romcoms to Satisfy Your Belated Valentine's Day Craving

Here are five underrated romcoms to watch after your Nancy Meyers and Nora Ephron marathons are finished.

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Sandra AmstutzFebruary 24, 2021Comment
He’s Not My Boyfriend: Celebrating Platonic Relationships in Horror This Valentine’s Day
He’s Not My Boyfriend: Celebrating Platonic Relationships in Horror This Valentine’s Day

For everyone tired of #relationshipgoals, here’s a sexual tension-free marathon with my favorite platonic relationships in horror.

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Erica ShultzFebruary 13, 2021 Comment
Bat City Marquee: ARE YOUR LESSONS DONE?
Bat City Marquee: ARE YOUR LESSONS DONE?

What vast multitudes do your moments of serenity hold?

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David MFebruary 12, 2021Comment
CITIZEN KANE: Why should you care?
CITIZEN KANE: Why should you care?

Welles sought to make a film about the man who was Hearst and to show the faults in this giant façade.

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Chris CrymesFebruary 3, 2021Comment
El Topo Turns 50: Looking Back on Jodorowsky’s Surrealist First Film
El Topo Turns 50: Looking Back on Jodorowsky’s Surrealist First Film

El Topo is a surreal, terribly bloody affair with Jodorowsky’s famous love-it-or-hate-it storytelling.

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Chris CrymesFebruary 2, 2021Comment
More Feelings #3: Apocalypse Lovers and Apocalypse Friends
More Feelings #3: Apocalypse Lovers and Apocalypse Friends

In 2020, movies about any version of the world ending felt like predictive texts to be studied.

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Nick BachanFebruary 1, 2021Comment
Netflix’s Tug-of-War with Quantity and Quality
Netflix’s Tug-of-War with Quantity and Quality

Netflix’s appeal greatly relies on its large variety of titles and currently displays 13,900 films and television shows across all international libraries.

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Naomi BarghielJanuary 12, 2021Comment
You should watch bad films.
You should watch bad films.

Here are 3 reasons you should stomach a steady diet of crummy motion pictures, especially if you are an artist yourself.

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Julia RodriguezJanuary 11, 2021 Comments
Wong Kar Wai and the Feelings We Can’t Escape
Wong Kar Wai and the Feelings We Can’t Escape

7 new Wong Kar Wai restorations that find unique ways to externalize characters’ interior lives while they attempt to escape their own minds and hearts.

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Nick BachanJanuary 9, 2021Comment
WHITE LIE: A Coup de Grâce for Childish Things
WHITE LIE: A Coup de Grâce for Childish Things

The moment you step into this world, you’ve surrendered to gravity, accelerating towards terminal velocity and the waiting earth’s implacable embrace.

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David MJanuary 7, 2021Comment
Dreamscapes on Celluloid: 5 Movies that Exist on the Edge of My Imagination
Dreamscapes on Celluloid: 5 Movies that Exist on the Edge of My Imagination

I'm always drawn to movies where my mind is forced to fill in the blanks, crafting my own movie in my head as I watched the images flash on screen.

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Vikrant NallaparajuJanuary 6, 2021Comment
Crème de la Cinema: Favorite First Watches in this Too Long Quarantine Year of Our Lordt 2020
Crème de la Cinema: Favorite First Watches in this Too Long Quarantine Year of Our Lordt 2020

Throw on these nuggets for guaranteed quality while counting down for a vaccine.

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Patrick PryorJanuary 5, 2021Comment
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