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Check in, then check out these five iconic hotel movies

by Patrick Friel May 16, 2018August 18, 2021

Hotels play a starring role in film history, from Georges Méliès in 1897 to Wes Anderson in 2014.

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Nautical thrillers and mysteries set sail on FilmStruck this week

by Patrick Friel March 27, 2018August 18, 2021

The streaming-cinema channel presents features by Antonioni, Arthur Penn, and Rene Clement.

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European Union Film Festival kicks off Friday, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones March 4, 2016August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Deadpool leads in new GOP poll, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones February 19, 2016August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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In Queen of Earth, Elisabeth Moss is a woman on the edge of madness

by Ben Sachs September 3, 2015August 18, 2021

The latest drama from indie director Alex Ross Perry explores the terror of being trapped in one’s own head.

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The cross, the crosshairs, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones August 15, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Escape From the Battle for the Conquest of the Dawn of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones July 18, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Weekly Top Five: The best of Polish cinema

by Drew Hunt June 29, 2014August 18, 2021

Highlights from Polish film history

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Great job turning Rosemary’s Baby into a Lifetime movie, guys

by Gwynedd Stuart May 13, 2014August 18, 2021

Two hours in, and an entire gestational period to go.

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The year in movie revivals, P through Z

by Ben Sachs December 25, 2013August 19, 2021

The final installment of a three-part series on notable repertory screenings of 2013

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Happy Together, Primer, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week

by Drew Hunt December 6, 2013August 19, 2021

Some recommended movies from Old Movies to Watch Now, in which Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.

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Weekly Top Five: Commercials directed by major filmmakers

by Drew Hunt November 17, 2013August 19, 2021

TV commercials directed by major filmmakers

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Guerrillas, gamma people, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones October 25, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Now on DVD: This year’s other Michael Cera-Sebastian Silva collaboration

by Ben Sachs September 5, 2013August 19, 2021

Notes on the accomplished psychological thriller Magic Magic, which comes out on DVD after being denied a theatrical release

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Weekly Top Five: The best of New Hollywood

by Drew Hunt June 30, 2013August 19, 2021

Top five New Hollywood films

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