Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Produced by Boxspring Entertainment
Written and directed by Angela Robinson
Distributed by Annapurna Pictures
Blade Runner 2049
Produced by Columbia Pictures and Warner Brothers
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Screenplay by Hampton Fancher and Michael
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mother!
Produced by Protozoa Pictures
Written and directed by Darren Aronofsky
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
The Unknown Girl
Produced by Les Films du Fleuve
Written and directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Distributed by Sundance Select
Wind River
Produced by
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Dunkirk
Produced and distributed by Warner Brothers
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan
Chuck
Produced by Millennium Films
Distributed by IFC Films
Written by Jeff Feuerzeig and Jerry Stahl
Directed by Philippe Falardeau
You wouldn’t think a director who’s made
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Lady Macbeth
Produced by Sixty Six Pictures, BBC Films, and The British Film Institute
Directed by William Oldroyd
Screenplay by Alice Birch from the novel by Nikolai Leskov
A Quiet Passion
Produced by Hurricane Films
Written and directed by Terence
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In 1939, a short, fat Englishman named Alfred Hitchcock arrived in Hollywood at the invitation of David Selznick. Impressed by Hitchcock’s work in British film, Selznick thought he would be perfect to direct
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Wonder Woman
Produced by D.C. Entertainment
Directed by Patty Jenkins
Screenplay by Allen Heinberg
Distributed by Warner Brothers
Silence
Produced by Cappa Defina Productions
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Screenplay by Martin Scorsese and Jay Cocks, from the novel by Shusaku
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Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
Produced by Marvel Studios
Directed and written by James Gunn
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
The Lost City of Z
Produced by Plan B Entertainment
Directed and written by James Gray,
based on David
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Kong: Skull Island
Produced and distributed by Warner Brothers
Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Screenplay by Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein
Moonlight
Produced and distributed by A24
Directed by Barry Jenkins
Screenplay by Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney
Lion
Produced
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Get Out
Produced by Blumhouse Productions
Written and directed by Jordan Peele
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Fences
Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures
Directed by Denzel Washington
Screenplay based on August Wilson’s play
From what I had read in advance
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Loving
Produced by Raindog Films
Directed and written by Jeff Nichols
Distributed by Focus Features
Hacksaw Ridge
Produced by Cross Creek Pictures
Directed by Mel Gibson
Screenplay by Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight
Distributed by Summit Entertainment
I first learned
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La La Land
Produced by Summit Entertainment
Written and directed by Damien Chazelle
Distributed by Liongate
The Founder
Produced and distributed by
The Weinstein Company
Directed by John Lee Hancock
Screenplay by Robert D. Siegel
In last month’s issue, no
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Nocturnal Animals
Produced by Fade to Black Productions
Directed and written by Tom Ford,
based on Austin Wright’s novel Tony and Susan
Distributed by Focus Features
Doctor Strange
Produced by Marvel and Disney Studios
Directed and written by Scott Derrickson
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Arrival
21 Laps Entertainment
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Screenplay by Eric Heisserer based on Ted Chiang’s novella
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Produced by Film4 and TriStar Pictures
Directed by Ang Lee
Screenplay by Jean-Christophe Castelli
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The Birth of a Nation
Produced by Argent Pictures
Directed by Nate Parker
Screenplay by Nate Parker and Jean Celestine
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Nate Parker has entitled his debut film The Birth of a Nation. He chose
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As regards the recent battle between the Entitled and the Deplorable, I’m thrilled that Hillary Clinton lost but mildly terrified that Donald Trump won.
Ms. Clinton would have established an administration dedicated to prosecuting war in the Middle East, beginning
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Snowden
Produced by Endgame Entertainment
Directed by Oliver Stone
Screenplay by Kieran Fitzgerald and Oliver Stone
Distributed by Open Road Films
Sully
Produced by Malpaso Productions
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Screenplay by Todd Komarnicki
Distributed by Warner Brothers
Anyone Hillary
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Hell or High Water
Produced by Film 44
Directed by David Mackenzie
Screenplay by Taylor Sheridan
Distributed by CBS
Pete’s Dragon
Produced and distributed by
Walt Disney Productions
Directed and written by David Lowery
Hell or High Water has won
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The Legend of Tarzan
Produced by Jerry Weintraub Productions
Directed by David Yates
Screenplay by Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer
from the Edgar Rice Burroughs stories
Distributed by Warner Brothers
The Conjuring 2
Produced by New Line Cinema
Directed by
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have reached such a fraught point in their campaigns that they’ve taken accusing one another of America’s unpardonable sin: Racism. The broadcast news outlets are all delightedly agog. This is understandable. Nothing sells better in
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Love and Friendship
Produced by Westerly Films
Written and directed by Whit Stillman
from Jane Austen’s Lady Susan
Distributed by Roadside Attractions
and Amazon Studios
Whit Stillman’s new film, Love and Friendship, is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s epistolary
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Money Monster
Directed by Jodie Foster
Screenplay by Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore, Jim Kouf
Produced by TriStar Pictures
Distributed by Sony Pictures
Mustang
Directed and written by Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Produced by CG Cinema
Distributed by Cohen Media Group
When
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The Jungle Book
Produced and distributed by Disney Pictures
Directed by Jon Favreau
Screenplay by Justin Marks from Rudyard Kipling’s book
Midnight Special
Produced and distributed by Warner Brothers
Written and directed by Jeff Nichols
Are the Disney executives rethinking
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Risen
Produced and distributed by Sony Pictures
Directed by Kevin Reynolds
Screenplay by Kevin Reynolds and Paul Aiello
10 Cloverfield Lane
Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg
Screenplay by Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken,
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Hail, Caesar
Produced by Mike Zoss Productions
and Working Title Films
Written and directed by Ethan and Joel Coen
Distributed by Universal Pictures
In Ethan and Joel Coen’s latest film, Hail, Caesar!, we’re taken back to the Hollywood of
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The Big Short
Produced by Plan B Entertainment
and Regency Enterprises
Directed by Adam McKay
Screenplay by Charles Randolph
and Adam McKay
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
In the 90’s of the last century, I used to supplement my academic income
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Brooklyn
Produced by Wildgaze Films and The Irish Film Board Directed by John Crowley Written by Nick Hornby from the novel by Colm Toibin Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Produced by Lucasfilm Ltd.
Directed by
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Spotlight
Produced by Anonymous Content
and Participant Media
Director by Tom McCarthy
Screenplay by Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Distributed by Open Road Films
Trumbo
Produced by Groundswell Productions
Directed by Jay Roach
Screenplay by John McNamara
Distributed by Bleeker
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Bridge of Spies
Produced by DreamWorks SKG
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Screenplay by Matt Charman,
Ethan Coen, and Joel Coen
Distributed by Touchstone Pictures
Steven Spielberg’s new movie Bridge of Spies recounts the Cold War spy swap America made with
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Black Mass
Produced by Cross Creek Pictures
Directed by Scott Cooper
Screenplay by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth,
based on the book Black Mass, by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill
Distributed by Warner Brothers
Ever since The Great Train Robbery
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Phoenix
Produced by Schramm Film Koerner & Weber and Bayerische Rundfunk
Directed and written by Christian Petzold
Distributed by Sundance Selects
The Gift
Produced by Blue-Tongue Films and Blumhouse Productions
Directed and written by Joel Edgerton
Distributed by STX Entertainment
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Mr. Holmes
Produced by BBC Films and See-Saw Films
Directed by Bill Condon
Screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher from Mitch Cullin’s novel, A Slight Trick of the Mind
Distributed by The Weinstein Company
Mr. Holmes is the film adaptation of Mitch
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Madame Bovary
Produced by A Company Filmproduktions gesellschaft
Screenplay by Felipe Marino and Sophie Barthes from Gustave Flaubert’s novel
Directed by Sophie Barthes
Distributed by Alchemy and Millennium Entertainment
Gustave Flaubert was the satirist of dissatisfaction. His principal theme was
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Mad Max: Fury Road
Produced by Village Roadshow Pictures
Written and directed by George Miller
Distributed by Warner Brothers
Ex Machina
Produced by Film 4
Written and directed by Alex Garland
Distributed by Universal Pictures
We never know how feminism
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Effie Gray
Produced by Sovereign Films
Directed by Richard Laxton
Screenplay by Emma Thompson
Distributed by Adopt Films
The only reason for making a movie centered on Euphemia Gray (Dakota Fanning) is sex. Or, rather its absence.
This story of
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A Most Violent Year
Produced by Before The Door Pictures
and Washington Square Films
Directed and written by J.C. Candor
Distributed by A24
I went to J.C. Chandor’s new film A Most Violent Year with high expectations. His first, Margin
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American Sniper
Produced and distributed by Warner Brothers
Screenplay by Jason Hall
Directed by Clint Eastwood
We’re told that during his later career director John Huston frequently preferred reading a good newspaper while his actors performed a scene before the
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Boyhood
Produced and distributed by IFC
Directed and written by Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood became the critics’ darling upon its staged release at the end of 2014. From The New Yorker to the Daily News, reviewers have vied
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The December 4 issue of Rolling Stone includes an article entitled “A Rape on Campus,” by Sabrina Rubin Erdely. Miss Erdely tells us about a University of Virginia coed (“Jackie”) who claims to have been raped by seven fraternity boys
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Inherent Vice
Produced and distributed by Warner Brothers
Directed and written by Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon
Birdman
Produced by New Regency Pictures
Directed and written by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
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Interstellar
Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Screenplay by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan
Nightcrawler
Produced by Bold Films
Written and directed by Dan Gilroy
Distributed by Open Road Films
In their latest film, Interstellar, Christopher
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As John McCain and Lindsey Graham hector us to invade the Middle East once more, we might pause to reflect on a 2001 article published by Zev Chafets, an American-Israeli journalist who is currently the Likud Party’s unofficial spokesman. (Chafets,
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The ruckus over Ebola would be funny if the stakes weren’t so high. Here’s a disease that presents a lethal threat to the general public, but rather than addressing its danger on purely medical grounds, our officials and commentators are
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Gone Girl
Produced by New Regency Pictures
Directed by David Fincher
Screenplay by Gillian Flynn, from her novel
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox
If only James Thurber were still with us. I’d love to hear him address Gone Girl,
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Calvary
Produced by Reprisal Films and The Irish Film Board
Directed and written by John Michael McDonagh
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
In his novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916), James Joyce has the father
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A Most Wanted Man
Produced by The Ink Factory and Film 4
Directed by Anton Corbijn
Screenplay by Andrew Bovell from John Le Carre’s novel
Distributed by Roadside Attractions
John Le Carre has made a career of demonstrating that intelligence
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Produced by Chernin Entertainment
Directed by Matt Reeves
Screenplay by Mark Bomback and Rick Jaffa
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Snowpiercer
Produced by Opus Pictures
Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Screenplay by
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Ida
Produced by Canal + Polska
Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
Screenplay by Pawel Pawlikowski and Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Distributed by Music Box Films
The personal is the political: This 1960’s catchphrase defiantly bandied by leftists and feminists has always seemed to
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Blue Ruin
Produced by The Lab of Madness
Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Distributed by RADiUS-TWC
Hateship Loveship
Produced by The Film Community
Directed by Liza Johnson
Written by Mark Poirier from Alice Munro’s story
Distributed by IFC Films
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Noah
Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures
Written and directed by Darren Aronofsky
The Unknown Known
Produced by The Weinstein Company, History Films, and Moxie Pictures
Written and directed by Errol Morris
Distributed by RADIUS-TWC
In Darren Aronofsky’s telling of
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
Produced by Scott Rudin Productions and Studio Babelsberg
Directed and written by Wes Anderson
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Exceptionally well-made pastries are often said to be lighter than air. I was reminded of this after
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