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Saturday, July 11, 2020

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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Film & Television

Sunday, February 9, 2020

‘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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Culture Shot

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

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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Culture Shot

Sunday, March 4, 2018
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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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Film & Television

Saturday, January 6, 2018

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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Film & Television

Thursday, October 5, 2017

‘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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Culture Shot

Monday, April 17, 2017

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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Columns

Monday, April 3, 2017

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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