Author: Chad Comello
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Review: ‘Slice of Life: The American Dream. In Former Pizza Huts.’
Though this documentary has a rather thin crust of a premise, it gets surprisingly deep dish as it profiles the various businesses operating in converted Pizza Hut buildings around the United States.
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Review: ‘Peacock’
Echoing the deliciously deadpan humor of Force Majeure, Bernhard Wenger’s indelible debut feature follows a professional chameleon hired out by an agency to play all sorts of roles.
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Review: ‘The Line’
In Ethan Berger’s feature debut, a new fraternity pledge creates a rift that sparks dire consequences when things turn dark.
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Review: ‘The Last Republican’
An infuriating and illuminating documentary that follows Rep. Adam Kinzinger during his lonely battle against Trump and his own party.
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Top 5 ‘High Fidelity’ Top 5 Lists
The Chicago-set John Cusack dramedy High Fidelity is full of Top 5 lists about all kinds of things. Here are the 5 best.
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The A24 Enneagram
Which film from the iconoclastic production company most closely matches your personality type?
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Double Take: ‘Arrival’ and ‘Little Women’
Though singular achievements on their own, Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival and Greta Gerwig’s Little Women share a breathtaking symmetry—both on the page and screen.
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4 Lessons on Creativity from Roger in ‘101 Dalmatians’
What we can learn from the eccentric English dog owner and musician Roger Radcliffe about a productive and fulfilling creative life.
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‘In the Heights’ Sings of COVID-Era America
A sudden crisis with an unknown duration. Increased outdoor interaction with neighbors and friends. Personal and political discontentment spilling out into the public square. Sound familiar?
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7 Types of Letterboxd Users
The Archivist, The Flake, The Rebel, and other archetypes mingling in the social network for cinephiles.
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Why ‘The Fabelmans’ Should Have Won Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All At Once conquered the 2022 awards circuit with its quirky, multiversal charm. But what if I told you there’s a parallel universe where Steven Spielberg’s auto-biopic rightfully won the top Academy prize?
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Movies Are Us: Why the Nicole Kidman AMC Ad Matters
It’s been two years since AMC’s memed-to-death ad debuted, but only recently did it give me a moment of clarity about why movies matter.
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Top 5 Better Ways Lloyd Could Have Gotten Diane’s Attention in ‘Say Anything’
Just sayin’.
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Western Quotes for Your Dating App Bio
These’ll make ‘em swipe right…
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Insults Dished Out by Hailee Steinfeld in ‘True Grit’, Ranked
#1 rule of the Wild West: Don’t mess with Mattie Ross.
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The 6 Types of Movie Pool Partygoers
The Lounger, The Schmoozer, and other folks you’ll find at movie pool parties.
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Amity Island Summer Travel Guide
9 things to do in and around the non-shark-infested waters of beautiful Amity Island!
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How ‘Hairspray’ and ‘Once’ Made Me Love Musicals
I used to think musicals were frivolous, unserious entertainment. Then one fateful summer, two diametrically different movies accidentally teamed up to convince me otherwise.