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The Mandalorian: Wait, How Does Baby Yoda Already Have Jedi Powers?
The Mandalorian dropped a proton bomb in its second episode by revealing that Baby Yoda, (as the internet has named him or her) has pretty...
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What Is Watchmen Saying About Race in America?
HBO’s Watchmen touches on reparations, racist vigilantism, and the destruction, 100 years ago, of the African-American business mecca known as Black Wall Street. But what is the...
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Who Was Jimmy Hoffa?: Things To Know Before You See The Irishman
It’s possible to see The Irishman without having a clue who Jimmy Hoffa was. The film sets out to solve the mystery of who killed...
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5 Mandalorian Easter Eggs That Call Back the Infamous Star Wars Holiday Special
The Mandalorian is proud of its roots—so much so that several Mandalorian Easter eggs reference The Star Wars Holiday Special, perhaps the most embarrassing moment...
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13 Joker Easter Eggs and Inspirations: The King of Comedy is Just the Start
Joker is still going strong six weeks after its release. Todd Phillips’ drama borrows unapologetically from other movies, especially Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and King...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Richard Dreyfuss
American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Stand By Me, Mr. Holland’s Opus… even while reading like a what’s what of cinema, those titles are just a handful...
1Inside the Issue: Directing
Cold Piece of Work: Richard Linklater Braves Greenland Hurricanes for Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette opens with the answer to its titular question. In an impressively executed overhead shot, the camera gazes down onto placid Antarctic waters as...
Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: The Farewell Writer-Director Lulu Wang Shares Secrets to Turning Your Life Story into a Memoir Movie
The week before production started on The Farewell—my sophomore feature about a young woman (Billi, played by Awkwafina) and her family’s attempts to keep their grandmother’s cancer diagnosis hidden...