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Second Screen: Shades of Blue is One of the Best Cop Shows of All Time

Film
By Jim Hemphill | August 2, 2016
By Jim Hemphill | August 2, 2016

Second Screen: Shades of Blue is One of the Best Cop Shows of All Time

With echoes of classic Lumet and two outstanding central performances, Shades of Blue is a rare welcome addition to the crowded cop show genre.

Expiring Soon: Addams Family Values, the Most Fucked-Up Kids Movie Ever

Film
By Zach Clark | July 27, 2016
By Zach Clark | July 27, 2016

Expiring Soon: Addams Family Values, the Most Fucked-Up Kids Movie Ever

Age 11, Zach Clark loved this macabre tale about trying to destroy "normal" America. More than 20 years on, he discovers he still feels the same way.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | July 19, 2016
By Bruce LaBruce | July 19, 2016

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Looking for Mr. Goodbar

LaBruce writes a love letter to the film, featuring a dark, defining performance by Diane Keaton, which prompted his teenage sexual awakening.

Across the Aisle: Politics and Violence Collide in The Purge: Election Year

Film
By Jim Hemphill | July 12, 2016
By Jim Hemphill | July 12, 2016

Across the Aisle: Politics and Violence Collide in The Purge: Election Year

Jim Hemphill casts his ballot in favor of the latest entry in James DeMonaco's unlikely franchise, which portrays an America devoid of heroes.

Across the Aisle: The Fosters Shows America As It Actually Is (Not As We Want It To Be)

Film
By Jim Hemphill | June 6, 2016
By Jim Hemphill | June 6, 2016

Across the Aisle: The Fosters Shows America As It Actually Is (Not As We Want It To Be)

Hidden away on Freeform (formerly ABC Family), one of the best political shows on TV right now isn’t even (overtly) about politics.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | June 1, 2016
By Bruce LaBruce | June 1, 2016

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Puzzle of a Downfall Child

The envelope-pushing auteur kicks off his new Talkhouse column by writing about a Faye Dunaway vehicle that ignited his passion for cinema.

Expiring Soon: Behind the Candelabra, and My Love Affair with Liberace and Las Vegas

Film
By Zach Clark | May 16, 2016
By Zach Clark | May 16, 2016

Expiring Soon: Behind the Candelabra, and My Love Affair with Liberace and Las Vegas

On Liberace's birthday, Zach Clark writes about Soderbergh's biopic of the flamboyant entertainer, which is about to leave Amazon Prime.

Across the Aisle: The Family, Political Entertainment for the Age of Hillary

Film
By Jim Hemphill | May 9, 2016
By Jim Hemphill | May 9, 2016

Across the Aisle: The Family, Political Entertainment for the Age of Hillary

Jim Hemphill finds a dense, complex TV show, hidden in plain sight on network television, that digs deep into the current political moment.

Expiring Soon: You and the Night, an Existential, New Wave, Erotic Haunted House Movie

Film
By Zach Clark | April 12, 2016
By Zach Clark | April 12, 2016

Expiring Soon: You and the Night, an Existential, New Wave, Erotic Haunted House Movie

Zach Clark sings the praises of one of his all-time favorite movies, M83 member Yann Gonzalez's consciously cinematic orgy film.

Across the Aisle: Before Trump or Cruz, There Was The Second Civil War

Film
By Jim Hemphill | April 7, 2016
By Jim Hemphill | April 7, 2016

Across the Aisle: Before Trump or Cruz, There Was The Second Civil War

Jim Hemphill looks at how Joe Dante’s unnervingly prescient absurdist satire anticipated the current political climate in the U.S.

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