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It’s the spring of 1940. The alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) has come to a secluded ranch…
Oct 21
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Mank, David Fincher’s first new film in six years, received a stylish teaser a few weeks back, a preview of a film…
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Netlix announced this week that Mank, David Fincher’s first new film in six years, will premiere in early December.…
Sep 5
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It’s been six years since David Fincher last directed a movie, having spent the majority of his post-Gone Girl energy…
Dec 19
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Near-constant Oscar nominee Amy Adams returns to the big screen next year in The Woman In The Window, a paranoid…
Nov 15 2019
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Proving once more that he loves nothing more than an excuse for a total-body transformation of an acting gig, Gary…
Sep 25 2019
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Heist comedies of honor among thieves, psych-ward thrillers that double as indictments of the medical industry,…
Aug 28 2019
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With 2009's The Informant!, director Steven Soderbergh and writer Scott Z. Burns turned a depressing story of…
Jul 10 2019
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David Fincher’s career over the last few years has been one of largely unrealized potential, something that comes as…
Jan 3 2019
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On Tuesday, the David Bowie Is app will be available for purchase on iOS and Android devices, and serving as its…
Jul 25 2018
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Welcome to Development Hell, the fiery pit into which we fling recent developments in casting, distribution, and…
Feb 28 2018
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The 90th Academy Awards will air this Sunday, March 4, and Film Club is counting down the days leading up to the…
Feb 13 2018
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The Oscars are less than a month away, but there are a handful of films from this year’s Best Picture lineup we…
Jan 21 2018
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Last year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards felt sort of like a turning point in our modern age of celebrities publicly…
Nov 22 2017
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Joe Wright’s new film Darkest Hour follows Winston Churchill, played by Gary Oldman, during a crucial moment at the…
Nov 21 2017
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The baroque competence of Joe Wright, the director who never met a camera movement he couldn’t overwork, makes Darkes…
Nov 21 2017
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Joe Wright’s new film Darkest Hour follows Winston Churchill, played by Gary Oldman, during a crucial moment against…
Sep 15 2017
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Gary Oldman plays Churchill, and a revitalized Paul Schrader gives Ethan Hawke one of his best roles
“Did Jesus worry about being liked?” The unexpected surprise of this year’s TIFF turned out to be Paul Schrader’s Fir…
Aug 17 2017
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The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which bears the tagline “Get triggered” and is essentially a dumber, tackier Midnight Run,…
Jul 13 2017
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There are probably some historical figures who have been portrayed on film more times than Winston Churchill, but…