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The Unholy Trinity of Gangster Movies
In 1931 and ’32, the gangster genre broke through in Hollywood with three great films: Little Caesar, The Public Enemy, and Scarface. The gangster...
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There Is No Evil
An Iranian film tells four stories courageously exposing the effects of pervasive state violence on ordinary people. There Is No Evil, a film by...
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Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan presents an account of Robert Oppenheimer’s career as the “father of the atomic bomb,” and the controversy surrounding him. J. Robert Oppenheimer...
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Asteroid City
American director Wes Anderson has crafted a film about the fictional process itself, through an elaborate evocation of 1950s America and its science fiction....
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The Nun’s Story
This 1959 film starring Audrey Hepburn is a rare example of Hollywood taking the rigors and struggles of religious faith seriously. Religious stories go...
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The Cathedral
A portrait of a normal seeming American family, with a subversive style revealing its inherent dysfunction. The Cathedral, the remarkable sophomore feature by Ricky...