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Embrace of the Serpent slithers into town, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The longest night of the year, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this weekl’s issue
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The Big Short nails the culprits of the 2008 financial crisis—and you’re one of them
Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, and Christian Bale star in this adaptation of the Michael Lewis best seller.
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American Hustle: That 70s scam
American Hustle revisits the Abscam investigation that rocked Washington
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Opening soon: American Hustle
David O. Russell’s epic 1970s period piece revisits the FBI’s Abscam operation.
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Garbo, Divine, Bettie Page, and the rest of this week’s domination screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Coming soon: Christian Bale, bongo man!
Christian Bale will perform a rhythmless rat-a-tat on stuff in two separate upcoming releases.
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Opening soon: The Dark Knight Rises
Christopher Nolan delivers the last installment of his blockbuster Batman trilogy
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Queer cinema 101
The Queer Cinema 101 Monday screening series opens tonight with “The Celluloid Closet”
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A Batman for the 21st Century
It’s not just about good and evil anymore—it’s about order and chaos.
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3:10 to Yuma
Period westerns are so unfashionable and costly that they usually require a top-drawer script to get off the ground–and this one, adapted from an Elmore Leonard story and its 1957 movie version, travels with an arrow’s clean arc. Christian Bale is a one-legged Civil War veteran who can’t keep his ranch and young family solvent; […]
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Harsh measures for Harsh Times
David Ayer’s urban drama Harsh Times arrives in theaters after a checkered distribution history and, perhaps predictably, bombs.
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad City?
Americans, that’s who—and that fear has kept Batman alive for nearly 70 years.