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The Real Image

By Esmé Weijun WangFebruary 19, 2015
For someone with schizoaffective disorder, blockbuster films can be far too realistic
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The Souls of Ivy Folk

By Lavelle PorterNovember 13, 2014
The new film Dear White People runs up against the well-noted limitations of “The Talented Tenth” vanguard.
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Destroy All Monsters

By Patrick HarrisonJune 27, 2014
The original Godzilla plays out the struggle between two of post-war Japan's major political tendencies: a revolutionary critique of modernity against a victimized anti-historical Japanese nationalism.
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A Cute Idea

By Kareem EstefanFebruary 7, 2014
Ryan Trecartin's films defamiliarize contemporary culture without casting explicit judgment
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Some of This Actually Happened

By Tim BarkerFebruary 4, 2014
American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street, in and out of history
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