…reputation for playing hyper-intellectuals with nervous energy, and Lipsky fits that bill, there’s also deep emotional work being done here. Lipsky’s pride is in constant competition with his deep-seated insecurity,…
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Life Itself: After a life at the movies, Roger Ebert lives on in the movie of his life
…helping us decide what to see that weekend. The show struck something deep, and inspired me to start writing film reviews at a very young age: I was in grade…
Familiar Faces: Ben Foster’s subtle depictions of trauma
Ben Foster has made a career out of portraying complicated men with some relationship to trauma, in as quiet and subtle way as possible. We delve deep into the obscure,…
Agnieszka Holland on the secrets of her filmmaking process
…wait until the next season. So after every season, we’d edit what we shot. It helped us to be more precise with the next season. Especially with winter, which we…
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet: Ana Katz on the best film of Sundance
…camera repeatedly eyes the sandwich in closeup as Sebastián gets up the nerve to switch seats so he can eat it. It’s a funny scene, but a melancholy one, too,…
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