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August 29, 2014

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August 23, 2014

Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive and the quandary of the cooler than thou

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August 18, 2014

Nukes behind the rusty iron curtain: Mimi Leder's The Peacemaker (1997)

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August 16, 2014

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August 12, 2014

Genius Sessions: Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting (1998)

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August 07, 2014

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Future Color: Luc Besson's The Fifth Element (1997)

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Monkeyshines: 4 notes on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

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