‘Mank’ it stop: Dear academy, give us indies

And as for the academy, the wins for “Mank” are a sign that the body still maintains a deep-seated aversion to change.
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And as for the academy, the wins for “Mank” are a sign that the body still maintains a deep-seated aversion to change.
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“Mank” succeeds because — like most Fincher films — it always stays attuned to the throughline of its characters’ destructive obsession, using all its stellar audiovisual elements to complement its hefty themes.
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“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” dazzles and dizzies even its most attentive viewer; the film is a psychological feast boasting richly clever construction and riveting performances.
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Considering that many of us are now at home, starting our own lists of rewatches and first-time discoveries, what better way to pass the time than to marathon some of the director’s signature dark, gritty and suspenseful films?
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Season two of “Mindhunter” matches the horrors of season one while also stretching its narrative focus in new and interesting ways.
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Growing up is about falling deeply, passionately in love with a dream and then changing your mind about it a year later. You’re ever-evolving.
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In many ways, the 2010s have been the decade of change in Hollywood, both in creation and consumption.
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When we first heard that The Weinstein Company was making a movie about the origin of McDonald’s, it didn’t sound very appealing. The mind immediately jumps to uncomfortable images of greasy Big Macs and no-breakfast-after-10:30 flashbacks. But within the first 30 seconds of “The Founder,” we find that it’s not
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What’s your favorite TV show? This used to be a simple question. “The Twilight Zone,” I’d answer, nervously feigning some sort of classical intellectualism. My family didn’t have cable, and I felt obliged to answer with a series that was representative of what’s traditionally deemed the “Golden Age of Television”
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2014 saw a wide array of films hit the theaters from the thrilling “Gone Girl” to the tasteful, poignant and guffaw-inducing “Dear White People.” Here are the top picks as selected by the arts & entertainment department at The Daily Californian.
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