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The Best Film and Television of 2021

The Best Film and Television of 2021

If you missed any of these films and television shows from 2021 you’ll want to seek them out and bask for a while in their light – or follow their darkness.

Whose Nostalgia Drives Edgar Wright’s Psychological Horror ‘Last Night in Soho?’

Whose Nostalgia Drives Edgar Wright’s Psychological Horror ‘Last Night in Soho?’

Is ‘Last Night in Soho’ a critique of nostalgia, or does it use nostalgia to suggest new possibilities for a cross-generational alliance among women and girls?

Sundance 2021: Edgar Wright’s Quirky ‘The Sparks Brothers’

Sundance 2021: Edgar Wright’s Quirky ‘The Sparks Brothers’

Using collage, clay animation, and 2D anime-style art with traditional archival footage and modern black-and-white interviews, Edgar Wright tries to capture the Sparks as a "Hollywood" band with an obsession for European visual art.

The 35 Best Films of 2010

The 35 Best Films of 2010

The best films of 2010 include a fake documentary, a comedy about Jihad, a vampire story NOT dealing with tacky tween romance, a haunting hillbilly noir, and an elegant tale about clones. Not necessarily the usual cinematic suspects.

How Hollywood Saved Itself (Again) at the Summer 2017 Box Office

How Hollywood Saved Itself (Again) at the Summer 2017 Box Office

The Summer Box Office of 2017 does not represent the death of the Hollywood. It simply represents the changing face of Hollywood accounting.
10 Terrific Films With Alternate Endings

10 Terrific Films With Alternate Endings

With the birth of home video, filmmakers have been able to tinker with their vision. Here are ten examples, however, of where their original endings were changed before said movies were released.
Ten Cases of Sacked Directors

Ten Cases of Sacked Directors

With Paramount announcing Roberto Orci's replacement as director of the upcoming Star Trek 3, we look back at ten other times when studios and suits played musical chairs with their filmmakers.
What Edgar Wright’s Departure from ‘Ant-Man’ Says About Marvel

What Edgar Wright’s Departure from ‘Ant-Man’ Says About Marvel

At one time, Marvel was seen as taking risks in defiance of the bottom line. Those days are gone, apparently.

Can Life Go on After ‘The World’s End’?

A Proud Manboy Faces ‘The World’s End’

2010: The Year of the Misunderstood Movie

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