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Rearview Mirror: “The Godfather Part III”

We come to the third best, cousincest “Godfather” before the day of its 30th anniversary.

December 23, 2020
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Rearview Mirror: “Pride & Prejudice”

Revisiting Joe Wright’s 2005 adaptation—with its too-attractive Elizabeth and .gif-able hand flex—fifteen years later.

November 11, 2020
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It’s Time to Talk About Hollywood’s Obsession with Pete Townshend’s “Let My Love Open the Door”

A scientific investigation into the cinematic dad rock tune that would not die.

November 02, 2020
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Rearview Mirror: “Elizabethtown”

Looking back on fifteen years of Cameron Crowe’s half-baked rom-com and, of course, the “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” trope.

October 14, 2020
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Rearview Mirror: “Remember the Titans”

How three monumental events in 2020 have reshaped the race-conscious Disney favorite on its 20th anniversary.

September 23, 2020
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Rearview Mirror: “The Baby-Sitters Club”

Recently revived by Netflix, we revisit the original 1995 hangout movie for its 25th anniversary.

August 18, 2020
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Rearview Mirror: “Wedding Crashers”

Revisiting the rom-com—which is problematic for reasons you might not expect—fifteen years later.

July 15, 2020
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Rearview Mirror: “Me and You and Everyone We Know”

Less profound than personal, we revisit Miranda July’s debut feature 15 years later.

June 17, 2020
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Rearview Mirror: “MacGruber”

Love it or hate it, this “SNL” adaptation is unquestionably unpleasant to watch with your dad.

May 21, 2020
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Rearview Mirror: “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”

Re-re-revisiting the comedy classic in the era of quarantine.

April 27, 2020
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Fiona Apple Is a Boon for Film and TV Soundtracks

The songwriter bridges the gap between character and audience in “Bridesmaids” and Hustlers.”

April 17, 2020
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Rearview Mirror: “Greenberg”

Noah Baumbach’s prickliest film turns ten.

March 18, 2020
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Rearview Mirror: “The Color of Friendship”

Guess who’s coming to the foreign exchange program? A DCOM, 20 years later.

February 04, 2020
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Rearview Mirror: “Phantom of the Opera”

Fifteen years later, “Phantom” joins the tradition of bad movies that feel good to hate.

January 20, 2020
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Brittany Murphy Still Deserves Your Attention

On the tenth anniversary of the actress’ untimely death, her legacy lives on—though not as potently as it should. 

December 19, 2019
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Rearview Mirror: “The Talented Mr. Ripley”

Twenty years later, we reconsider the deceit, intrigue, and blame at the center of Anthony Minghella’s film.  

December 10, 2019
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10 DCOMs on Disney+ We Need to Talk About

These are the Disney Channel Original Movies that need to be seen to be believed.

November 21, 2019
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Rearview Mirror: “Finding Neverland”

The romance-fantasy-biopic-drama about J.M. Barrie and the creation of Peter Pan turns fifteen.

November 12, 2019
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Rearview Mirror: “Where the Wild Things Are”

Spike Jonze’s melancholy adaptation of Maurice Sendak children’s book turns ten.

October 16, 2019
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Rearview Mirror: “American Beauty”

The downer fable about unhappy white people turns twenty. 

September 17, 2019
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