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MAY
Star: Annette Bening
Theme: Personal Best
Movie of the Month:
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
COLUMNS
The 2004 dramedy is mostly uninvolving Oscar bait.
By BLAKE PETERSON / May 28, 2020
MOVIE of the WEEK
By BLAKE PETERSON
Kudos to 007 creator Ian Fleming, who celebrates his 112th birthday May 28.
The Spy Who Loved Me is the Best of the Moore Bonds
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CLIP of the WEEK
1. How is the Coronavirus Affecting the Arts?
2. The Community Values of Rise Up
3. Ma and the Wonders of Accidental Meme-ability
4. The Enduring Appeal of the 24-Hour High-School Movie
5. The Uncertain Future of Woodstock 50
ANNA FARIS GIVES A BRAVURA PERFORMANCE IN "SMILEY FACE"
Gregg Araki's stoner comedy is staggeringly funny.
April 24, 2020
THE DREAD OF "BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE"
A sense of impending doom hangs over Paul Mazursky's perceptive midlife-crisis comedy.
March 26, 2020
LESSON IN SURVIVAL
On five films directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Gong Li
March 16, 2020
THE BEAUTY OF "PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE"
Céline Sciamma's period romance is one of the best movies of the decade.
March 10, 2020
"THE LOVEBIRDS" AND "BUFFALOED," REVIEWED
May 26, 2020
INFAMOUS EROTIC THRILLER "COLOR OF NIGHT" IS SO BAD, IT'S GOOD
May 25, 2020
"CHERRY FALLS" IS A STRONG POST-"SCREAM" SLASHER MOVIE
May 22, 2020
EARLY HITCHCOCK PROJECT "THE LODGER" IS A STYLISH, DARKLY FUNNY THRILLER
May 21, 2020
PHOTO of the WEEK
In a Lonely Place: "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool" and "The Report," Reviewed
May 19, 2020
The Transcendent Comedy of "Some Like It Hot"
May 18, 2020
Presumed Guilty: Notes on Three Legal Thrillers
May 13, 2020
"The American President": A Rom-Com Antecedent to "The West Wing"
May 12, 2020
"The Daytrippers" Successfully Marries the Road Movie and the Family Dramedy
May 11, 2020
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