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Max Nelson
Critical Dialogue: The Bling Ring
By
Max Nelson
June 18, 2013
Is Sofia Coppola's latest a reflective meditation or a wealthy teenage wasteland?
Interview: Marco Bellocchio
By
Max Nelson
June 12, 2013
The acclaimed director of
Dormant Beauty
,
Fists in the Pocket
, and
Vincere
discusses faith and the question of judgment in his work
Review: Wish You Were Here
By
Max Nelson
June 5, 2013
Kieran Darcy-Smith's carefully calibrated debut about a friend gone missing is very accomplished, which might not be a good thing
Critical Dialogue: Frances Ha
By
Max Nelson
May 24, 2013
Modern love, same as New Wave love? Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach collaborate with their cinematic precursors
Critical Dialogue: Something in the Air
By
Max Nelson
May 8, 2013
The political is personal—even if you're sort of in it for the girls
Homeward Bound: The Tangled Legacy of the Home Movie
By
Max Nelson
May 1, 2013
From family trips to Jonas Mekas and
Post Tenebras Lux
Critical Dialogue: IMDb Nation
By
Max Nelson
April 16, 2013
Voices from the Internet: exploring the flora and fauna of IMDb
Review: The Angels’ Share
By
Max Nelson
April 11, 2013
Ken Loach's kilted caper balances humor and social realism
Review: To the Wonder
By
Max Nelson
April 4, 2013
What does Terrence Malick want from us? (And how is he asking us?)
Interview: Lyubov Arkus
By
Max Nelson
April 1, 2013
Critic turned caregiver turned filmmaker: the director of New Directors / New Films pick
Anton's Right Here
discusses finding new avenues to empathy with her autistic subject
Review: The Host
By
Max Nelson
March 29, 2013
The adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s alien-invasion novel panders to anxious t(w)eens, but is that so wrong?
Critical Dialogue: Spring Breakers
By
Max Nelson
March 21, 2013
Breaking bad: Harmony Korine stares into the abyss of St. Petersburg, FL
Rep Diary: Le Pont du Nord
By
Max Nelson
March 19, 2013
"Don't try to understand": another look at Jacques Rivette's
Le Pont du Nord
Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
By
Max Nelson
March 11, 2013
Behind the curtain: is Sam Raimi’s new blockbuster about Emerald City magic, or just a celebration of itself?
Short Takes: Gimmie the Loot
By
Max Nelson
March 9, 2013
(Adam Leon, U.S., 2012)
Old-School Horror Pick: White Zombie
By
Max Nelson
March 9, 2013
(Kino, $29.95)
Critical Dialogue: Leviathan
By
Max Nelson
March 8, 2013
Staring into the abyss—with GoPro cams
Rep Diary: Le Pont du Nord
By
Max Nelson
March 5, 2013
"Don't try to understand": choose your own Rivette adventure
Review: Stoker
By
Max Nelson
March 4, 2013
Southern gothic: Park Chan-wook's
Shadow of a Doubt
–inspired English-language debut
Rep Diary: Echoes of Silence (1967)
By
Max Nelson
February 26, 2013
Strangers in the night: Peter Emanuel Goldman’s restless New York nocturne
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