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100 Greatest Gangster Films: The Godfather, #1
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Artist’s Blacklist Fights Speculation
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The Weekly Listicle: The Finest Costumes in Film History
September 10, 2026Excellent costume design is flattering, practical, thematically appropriate and iconic, and our choices for the Best...
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The Weekly Listicle: Best Horror Movie Villains EVER.
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Suburban Gothic: A. Clarke Bedford’s America
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Non-Fiction Reviews
Book Review: Wild Romance: A Victorian Story of a Marriage, a Trial, and a Self-Made Woman by Chloë Schama
September 10, 2026A secret affair. A scandalous sex-filled trial. A tell-all novel. If it’s any consolation to Tiger...
Art
How to Get Your Work in the Louvre? Hang it up Yourself!
September 9, 2026Ironically, while Mr. Guérineau has indicated a desire to infuse France’s museums with fresh blood and...
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Movie Review: The Losers
September 9, 2026Movies with titles like The Losers are a gift to film critics. The monikers may be...
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The Weekly Listicle: Elite Teams of Elite-ness
September 9, 2026Although the trope existed beforehand in literature (for what else, really, was “The Fellowship of the...
Movies
Movie Review: Kick-Ass
September 9, 2026Most importantly, Kick-Ass doesn’t pull any punches. The violence is hardcore, the cursing is constant, and...
Movies
William’s Weekly DVD Heist: 4-20-10
September 7, 2026I’m not sure how much more I can say about how absolutely, 100% motherf***ing bad James...
Art
Running Fence: Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Masterpiece Revisited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
September 7, 2026While one might be tempted to attribute the project's failure to grandiose ambition, the success of...
The Fourth Wall
The Big Easy: Great movies and TV set in New Orleans
September 7, 2026Music is the heart and soul of New Orleans: Wendell Pierce in a publicity shot for...
Movies
When Film Critics Lose a Bet, Part 2: Tommy Wiseau’s The Room!
September 7, 2026My clearest thought while watching The Room was that the film plays like a screenplay Neil...
Movies
William’s Weekly DVD Heist: 4-13-10
September 7, 2026This week’s “That’s Barely A Movie!” award goes to Oh My God, a documentary dedicated to...
Television
The Weekly Listicle: Antiheroes!
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Movie Review: The Runaways
September 6, 2026“It’s not about women’s lib, kitties, it’s about women’s libido!” manager Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon) screams...
Art
Where’s the Love? Robert Indiana Sued by Former Business Partner
September 6, 2026With the possible exception of Milton Glaser's I love New York, no single piece of typography...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Book Review: Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen by Jimmy McDonough
September 6, 2026In the Nashville of the 1960s, songs were typically recorded in an hour or less and...
Art
A Match Made in Heaven: Jeff Koons’ BMW Art Car
September 6, 2026Jeff Koons: design sketch for the 17th BMW Art Car 2010 © Jeff Koons, Image Source:...
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The Weekly Listicle: Worst. Dates. Ever.
September 5, 2026From Travis Bickle’s unfortunate taste in movies in Taxi Driver, to history’s second most ill-fated prom...
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100 Greatest Gangster Films: The Godfather, #1
December 20, 2025The Godfather made careers, most notably those of Francis Ford Coppola and Al Pacino, despite the...
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Happy Birthday, NC-17!
September 1, 2026The basics of the MPAA’s rating system (from here). Oh, NC-17. You’re like that friend who’s...
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Why Clash of the Titans might be “The Worst Movie Ever Made”
September 4, 2026Is Clash of the Titans one of the worst movies ever made? William Bibbiani makes an...
Movies
The Great Music Videos #2: “Thriller” (dir. John Landis)
August 31, 2026Jackson as a zombie in “Thriller” William Bibbiani noted in the Great Music Videos #1 post...
Art
How to Get Your Work in the Louvre? Hang it up Yourself!
September 9, 2026Ironically, while Mr. Guérineau has indicated a desire to infuse France’s museums with fresh blood and...
Art
Running Fence: Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Masterpiece Revisited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
September 7, 2026While one might be tempted to attribute the project's failure to grandiose ambition, the success of...
Art
Iran’s Cultural Heritage Under Threat
August 31, 2026In addition to depriving Iranians of their cultural property, a decision to turn over the artifacts...
Movies
Movie Review: The Lovely Bones
August 16, 2026The novel opens with a striking, abrupt proclamation: “My name is Salmon, like the fish; first...
The Fourth Wall
The Big Easy: Great movies and TV set in New Orleans
September 7, 2026Music is the heart and soul of New Orleans: Wendell Pierce in a publicity shot for...
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Corey Haim Found Dead of Accidental Overdose
August 26, 2026Corey Haim, one of the ’80s brightest teen stars, was found dead aged 38 of an...
Movies
What happened to teen movies?!
August 28, 2026“On Wednesdays we wear pink!” (Mean Girls: a frightfully accurate portrayal of peer pressure and conformity.)...
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