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It’s been nearly two years now since Marisa Tomei was finally released from prison. Not an actual prison, obviously…
For much of the past 25 years, the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay has functioned as a consolation prize…
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I’m not going to pretend that Bertrand Bonello’s Nocturama is the kind of film that would ever be nominated for an…