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Review: Frankenweenie

By Sarah Mankoff
October 8, 2012
A boy, his dog, and referential horror movie humor

Review: The Paperboy

By Violet Lucca
October 5, 2012
Lee Daniels's follow-up to Precious is a hot mess

Review: The House I Live In

By Margarita Georgitseas
October 3, 2012
Even The Wire's David Simon can't save this well-argued but preachy doc about U.S. drug policy

Billy Wilder in Billy, How Did You Do It?

By Jonathan Robbins
October 2, 2012
Volker Schlöndorff's conversations with the German director who fashioned some of Hollywood's greatest commentaries on American life

Festivals: Le Festival des Films du Monde

By José Teodoro
October 1, 2012
The hidden hits of Montreal's World Film Festival

Alone in the Dark: Bob Rafelson’s The King of Marvin Gardens

By Peter Tonguette
September 28, 2012
The 40th anniversary of Bob Rafelson's darkly comic tale of fraternal strife on the Jersey Shore

Super Hands: Giallo

By Violet Lucca
September 27, 2012
Thrillers, Italian style

Review: Trouble With the Curve & Knuckleball!

By John Wildman
September 26, 2012
Special doubleheader review! Clint Eastwood plays an old scout (and coot), and a documentary looks at two twisty pitchers

Festivals: Telluride

By Emma Myers
September 25, 2012
The best of this year's Telluride showcased politics and great performances from Hollywood's next generation of actors

Review: Looper

By John Wildman
September 24, 2012
The director of Brick and Brothers Bloom returns with a heart-pounding sci-fi thriller