Underrated movies, overrated directors: A watchlist against auteurship
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At the same time, though, “auteur theory” leads to a lot of films getting excluded from their respective director’s canon.
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‘Parasite’ makes history at the 92nd annual Academy Awards
As the night progressed, viewers saw the expected winners triumph in the acting categories, while the night’s top awards saw stunning, historic upsets.
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Roger Deakins: 5 movie moments that highlight the cinematographer’s skill
Here’s a look back at some of the best moments of Deakins’ cinematic repertoire, all of which demonstrate his strength, creativity and versatility in his craft.
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90th Academy Awards boringly sticks to script
Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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The Daily Californian Arts Awards: Film of 2017
By continuing to break the institutional silence surrounding sexual violence and believing survivors, we’ll retain film as our source of light in 2018.
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‘Blade Runner 2049’ is visually enthralling, cerebral dystopian sequel
“Blade Runner 2049” gradually crescendos from dark, quiet dystopian drama to an epic sci-fi phenomenon, and it provides a captivating experience for audiences along the way.
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Another Batman movie wishlist: A rebuttal from someone who doesn’t care about comics, just wants a great film
As a diehard fan of Christopher Nolan and his now legendary trilogy, I do have to offer a rebuttal for my vision of the next Batman film.
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My filmmaking career: Not exactly Sundance material, but what Cannes you do
Cutting Room Floor
On the off-chance this short film I made with my friends in high school sounds cool, just know that it wasn’t.
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