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Present Tense: Citizens Band
By
Sheila O'Malley
April 24, 2020
Breaker breaker: Jonathan Demme’s 1977 CB-radio comedy spoke to the present moment in all kinds of unexpected ways
Present Tense: Arizona Dream
By
Sheila O'Malley
April 9, 2020
Flying high: the original 1993 cut of Emir Kusturica’s dreamlike vision of the American west captivates with an all-star cast, out-there humor, and emotion
Feeling Seen: Song of the Exile
By
Phoebe Chen
April 1, 2020
Family ties: Ann Hui’s 1990 family drama is striking in the way it parcels out knowledge of cultural history as a gradual, lived revelation
Present Tense: Jean Arthur
By
Sheila O'Malley
March 19, 2020
Earth angel: the actress who helped define classic Hollywood comedy possessed an extraordinary voice
Present Tense: Martha Coolidge
By
Sheila O'Malley
March 4, 2020
Like, wow: the director of
Valley Girl
has compiled a long track record of sensitive and insightful films
Feeling Seen: Ordinary People
By
Kaleem Hawa
February 21, 2020
People person: Robert Redford’s 1980 melodrama is tied to a racial politics and social lineage that we are only now in the process of examining
Present Tense: Miracle on Ice
By
Sheila O'Malley
February 19, 2020
Power play: Gavin O’Connor’s rousing 2004 sports flick features a remarkable performance from Kurt Russell
Classified: Writing Black Christmas
By
April Wolfe
February 7, 2020
Be kind, rewind: the writer of the horror remake on why the best retreads must make the case for their existence in the here and now
Present Tense: Nick Nolte
By
Sheila O'Malley
February 6, 2020
Turbulence ahead: there is nothing comforting about Nolte’s characters, men tormented by pain so deep it can’t be acknowledged
Feeling Seen: Guys & Dolls
By
Christina Newland
February 4, 2020
Boys will be boys: there are only hustlers and patsies in the world of Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1955 musical
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