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Rearview Mirror: “The Wedding Planner”

Revisiting the rom-com 20 years later, J.Lo playing a full-blooded Italian is far from the only detail we can’t get behind.

January 26, 2021
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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
Film & TVFilm + TV Essay
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
Film + TV
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
Film + TVIn Memoriam
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
Film & TVRearview Mirror
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
Film + TV
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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