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Sean Baker filming Tangerine
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SLUMMING FOR FILM AND PROFIT: Sean Baker, cinematic realism, and social justice

In our latest critical piece, Professor Seán Patrick Donlan weighs in on Oscar's newest darling, indie filmmaker Sean Baker.
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The Image You Missed
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#Narrative: The Image you Missed and the Theme of the Father and the Son

Guest post by Tony McKibbin on Donal Foreman's The Image you Missed and the Theme of the Father and the Son.
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Home ViewingOpinion Piece

What’s the French for ‘binge-watch’?: Rivette’s OUT 1

With the release of The Jacques Rivette Collection, Reviews Editor Philip muses on the mystery of his masterwork, OUT 1.
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Opinion: Girls Explain Star Wars To You

We have opened our doors to Guest Editorials. In the first, author Sarah Maria Griffin explains Star Wars.
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FeaturedOpinion Piece

The clock comes to cancel: Time and the loss of control in ‘Tár’

With the release of Tár on Blu-ray and on demand, we explore how director Todd Field portrays a character running out of time and losing control.
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FeaturedOpinion Piece

“It’s just a business”: The Cynicism of KILLING THEM SOFTLY

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you may have noticed that the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election comes surrounded...
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“Something’s coming”: 10 Cloverfield Lane and the lost art of the teaser

Reviews Editor Philip looks at the new and unexpected teaser trailer for 10 Cloverfield Lane, and asks why more trailers can't be done this way.
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Faces, Places
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Discovery and availability: Agnès Varda and #52filmsbywomen

Opinion piece from Jason Coyle on Agnès Varda, #52filmsbywomen, and making the effort to seek out female perspectives in film.
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Walking in the Light: Illuminating religion in Paul Thomas Anderson’s THE MASTER

Following a recent 70mm presentation at the Irish Film Institute, reviews editor Philip Bagnall mulls on the meaning in Paul Thomas Anderson's multi-layered masterpiece.
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Opinion PieceWith Deepest Sympathy

Starman: Thoughts on an Ordinary Icon

Reviews Editor (and massive David Bowie fan) Philip reflects on the passing of a modern icon.
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