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‘To Die For’ At 25: The Fame Chasing In Gus Van Sant’s Drama Is As Toxic As Ever

October 6, 2020 1:05 pm

To watch Nicole Kidman in Gus Van Sant’s black-comedy/thriller fusion "To Die For" is to understand how a combination of ruthless ambition and careless vapidity can spawn a self-absorbed media landscape that l...

The Essentials: Joaquin Phoenix’s 12 Best Performances

Nicholas Laskin

October 1, 2019 12:52 pm

Features, News

To dust off a tried-and-true turn of phrase that’s been employed since the early days of Hollywood: goddamnit, there’s just something special about Joaquin Phoenix. Since the beginning of his career, Phoenix ha...

The 10 Best Films Of 1995

Oliver Lyttelton

March 27, 2017 12:54 pm

Features, News

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This week sees the release of “Ghost In The Shell,” but you could be forgiven for mistaking it for something that came out twenty years ago. It comes from a British commercials director, has a William Gibson cy...