[Alternate Takes]

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Showing articles 21 to 40 in order of publication date

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Bad Neighbours
Matt Denny reconsiders the themes of irresponsibilty and gender in Bad Neighbours Read this article (Discuss this) Published on October 15, 2014

Devil's Knot
Jim Holden explores the narrative failures of Devil's Knot Read this article (Discuss this) Published on September 17, 2014

Battle Company: Korengal
Deciding to focus on the experiences of the US soldiers involved reaps remarkable results Read this article (Discuss this) Published on September 07, 2014

Cold in July
Symptomatic of a trend in recent neo-noir to ape eighties filmmaking; by Tom Steward Read this article (Discuss this) Published on August 06, 2014

The Lego Movie
Working through dichotomies of playing vs. preserving and creativity vs. conformity Read this article (Discuss this) Published on July 31, 2014

The Lone Ranger
An audio commentary on Gore Verbinski's much-maligned revisionist western. Read this article (Discuss this) Published on July 22, 2014

Belle
Interrogating historical veracity and progressive potential in a generic context Read this article (Discuss this) Published on July 08, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Does this film add anything, aesthetically or narratively, to superhero cinema? Read this article (Discuss this) Published on June 10, 2014

Fading Gigolo
An unsatisfying film best understood as a a movie about actor-directors Read this article (Discuss this) Published on June 07, 2014

The Canyons
Paul Schrader's latest explores our obsession with small screens Read this article (Discuss this) Published on June 03, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Considering Wes Anderson's representation of spaces... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 30, 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
This franchise has unique narrative potential to engage with American history. Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 23, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street
How does the film both buy into and challenge its morally corruptive urges? Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 10, 2014

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
What does this reboot tell us about the current international climate? Read this article (Discuss this) Published on March 17, 2014

Frozen
Progressive representations of the princess in Disney's latest fairy tale Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 13, 2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Overcoming the middle chapter syndrome... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 10, 2014

Leviathan
A consideration of the tension between digital actuality and artificiality Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 10, 2014

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
A sequel lacking in wit, invention, and memorable star performances Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 25, 2013

Girl Most Likely
How does it fail as both a rom-com and a comedy-drama? Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 12, 2013

Prince Avalanche
Casting an eye on David Gordon Green's earlier work... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on December 06, 2013

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