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Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

DeMille’s ‘Cleopatra’ is a riveting exercise in camp

Amir Abou-Jaoude
  •  
Feb. 21, 2018
Nakia (Lupita N'yongo, left), T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman, center), and Shuri (Letitia Wright, right) join forces in "Black Panther." (Courtesy of Marvel Studios)

Marvel gets a blast of Afrofuturism with the thrilling ‘Black Panther’

Jacob Nierenberg
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Feb. 20, 2018
T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman, left) and Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan, right) face off in Marvel's newest release, "Black Panther," directed by Ryan Coogler. (Courtesy of Marvel Studios)

‘Black Panther’ steps up Marvel’s game

Noah Howard
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Feb. 20, 2018
Courtesy of Pixabay

In 2018, celebrity heroes are dead

Zak Sharif
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Feb. 14, 2018
Sterling K. Brown '98. (Courtesy of Nathan Johnson)

An evening with Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe: alumni, actors and artists

Olivia Popp
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Feb. 13, 2018
Right to left: Forrest Goodluck, Sasha Lane and Chloë Grace Moretz in "The Miseducation of Cameron Post." (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

Sundance 2018, part 6: Olivia Popp’s favorite (and award-winning) films

Olivia Popp
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Feb. 9, 2018
Courtesy of Studio Ponoc

‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ rivals Ghibli films with its delightful imagination

Noah Howard
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Feb. 9, 2018
Courtesy of Narcissister

Sundance 2018, part 4: Exploring the nontraditional

Olivia Popp
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Feb. 5, 2018
Jen (Matilda Lutz) seeks vengeance for her rape in "Revenge." (Courtesy of Rezo Films)

Sundance 2018, part 3: The Festival’s darkest films, reviewed

Olivia Popp
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Feb. 3, 2018
Courtesy of Richard Chambers

‘Ready, fire, aim’: A talk with Disney producer Don Hahn

Olivia Popp
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Feb. 1, 2018
A film still from "Hale County This Morning, This Evening" by RaMell Ross, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Insitute | photo by IDIOM Film/RaMell Ross.

Sundance 2018, part 2: Valladares’ take on ‘Hale County,’ ‘You Were Never Really Here,’ ‘Leave No Trace’

Carlos Valladares
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Jan. 31, 2018
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The 2018 Sundance Film Festival, part 1

Sabrina Medler
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Jan. 30, 2018
Courtesy of Marceau Films/United Artists

Welles’ ‘Othello’ is a beautiful, painful tragedy

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Jan. 26, 2018
Arts & Life
Daisy Ridley as Rey in "The Last Jedi." (DAVID JAMES/Lucasfilm Ltd.)

Movies in Conversation: ‘The Last Jedi’

Elaine Kim and Isaac Vaught
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Jan. 25, 2018
Courtesy of Netflix

‘The Killer’ elevates the western to new poignancy

Noah Howard
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Jan. 22, 2018
John Howard, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart in 'The Philadelphia Story.' (DEEMS TAYLOR/Wikimedia Commons)

George Cukor’s 1940 film ‘The Philadelphia Story’ delights audiences, even today

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Jan. 19, 2018
Christopher Plummer as J. Paul Getty in "All the Money in the World." (Courtesy of TriStar Pictures)

Christopher Plummer shines in Ridley Scott’s ‘All the Money in the World’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Jan. 18, 2018
Marilyn Monroe shows the boys who's boss at paddleball in a lobby card for John Huston's THE MISFITS (1961). Courtesy of Jerry Murbach.

‘The Misfits,’ Marilyn Monroe’s final film, is bleak perfection

Carlos Valladares
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Jan. 18, 2018
Gary Oldman in "Darkest Hour." (Courtesy of Focus Features)

‘Darkest Hour’ offers an astounding Gary Oldman performance and little else

Jacob Nierenberg
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Jan. 17, 2018
Hong Chau and Matt Damon in 'Downsizing.' (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)

‘Downsizing’ needs to shrink to fit its narrative

Noah Howard
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Jan. 16, 2018
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