#Joe Alves Sets the Record Straight on the Supposedly Inoperable Shark of ‘Jaws’

“#Joe Alves Sets the Record Straight on the Supposedly Inoperable Shark of ‘Jaws’” Welcome to World Builders, our new ongoing series of conversations with the most productive and thoughtful behind-the-scenes craftspeople in the industry. Before Jaws, and even after Jaws, the idea of a giant killer shark movie belonged to the territory of disposable trash…

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#Join The John David Washington Appreciation Society

“#Join The John David Washington Appreciation Society” Welcome to Filmographies, a biweekly column for completists. Every edition brings a working actor’s resumé into focus as we learn about what makes them so compelling. John David Washington has landed in Hollywood on his own terms. Well, “returned” could be a fitting word to describe his career in…

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#‘Snowpiercer’ Explained: The Intrigue Builds In “Without Their Maker”

“#‘Snowpiercer’ Explained: The Intrigue Builds In “Without Their Maker”” Home Columns TV Kieran Fisher June 9, 2020 In this episode, a killer is caught and his co-conspirator is revealed. But injustice and inequality still reigns supreme on this train. Welcome to Snowpiercer Explained, the next in a long line of explainer columns about our favorite shows….

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#What’s New on VOD for June 2020

“#What’s New on VOD for June 2020” Home Columns Movies Luke Hicks June 8, 2020 The first month of summer brings the first competitive release date in a while and two of the year’s best films so far. This month has fewer films to offer in the VOD realm  — nearly half the number released…

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#The Shirley Jackson Reading List

“#The Shirley Jackson Reading List” This article is part of The Reading List, a monthly column in which we encourage you to take your enthusiasm for a particularly groovy film and direct it into a wide array of extracurricular studies. Shirley Jackson is a badass. Her novels, essays, short stories, letters, and probably even her grocery lists…

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