Wednesday, November 16, 2016

RECENT WATCHES: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

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I went through a “Harry Potter” phase. I was in the sixth grade and the “Goblet of Fire” hadn’t come out yet. After hearing so much prais...
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Director Report Card: Terry Zwigoff (2006)

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5. Art School Confidential After the mainstream success of “Bad Santa,” Terry Zwigoff returned to a previous source of inspiration. The...
Monday, November 14, 2016

Director Report Card: Terry Zwigoff (2003)

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4. Bad Santa “Bad Santa” is a film of contradictions. It’s a film about Christmas, that most family oriented and kid friendly of holid...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Director Report Card: Terry Zwigoff (2001)

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3. Ghost World Seven years passed between Terry Zwigoff’s critical break-through “Crumb” and his next feature film. That seems like a l...
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Director Report Card: Terry Zwigoff (1994)

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2. Crumb Terry Zwigoff and R. Crumb are friends. Zwigoff has been a member of Crumb’s band, the Cheap Suit Serenders , since the mid-s...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Director Report Card: Terry Zwigoff (1985)

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Terry Zwigoff was, for a time, an indie film darling. His misanthropic but deeply funny and insightful films won him a number of followe...
Thursday, November 3, 2016

Series Report Card: Godzilla (2016)

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31. Shin Godzilla Shin Gojira / Godzilla: Resurgence It’s a good time to be a kaiju fan. In addition to the big budget sequel to Holl...