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Horror in History: The film Schindler’s List by Steven Spielberg

An analysis of Spielberg's Schindler's List.

History and Imagination: the book Steven Spielberg’s America by Frederick Wasser

A review essay by Daniel Garrett on Frederick Wasser's book on Steven Spielberg, Steven Spielberg's America.

A Tale for Our Times: The Criterion 2-disc edition of Powell and Pressburger’s A Canterbury Ta

An in-depth analysis of the Criterion 2-Disk Special Edition of the Powell & Pressburger classic, A Canterbury Tale.

The Woman in Black (2012) and Hammer has risen from the grave.

Hammer fan extraordinaire Mark Penny smiles all the way through the successful revival of the Hammer brand, with the 2012 film Woman in Black.

Roberto Curti’s Phantom Lovers

A detailed review of Roberto Curti's outstanding analysis of all things Italian gothic.

Exquisite Corpses

Not your usual film report. Thank god. Curti indulges in both the food and cinema of San Sebastian.

Turning the Western on its head: Simple subversion in Sergio Corbucci’s The Great Silence (1968)

An analysis of Corbucci's masterpiece The Great Silence as a subversive spaghetti western.

R.I.P. Film (not “Cinema”), 2011: Montreal, the year in review

A look back at the best film moments of 2011 in Montreal.

Contradictions; or, The Languages of Violence and Peace: the film Five Minutes of Heaven, starri

A review of Five Minutes of Heaven that goes well beyond plot to discuss the cultural, moral and philosophical ramifications of a terrorist killing in Northern Ireland.

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Tarkovsky and the World of Documentary

An overview of five important documentaries on the life and work of the great Andrei Tarkovsky.

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Not Beautiful but Brutal, Ugly Facts and Transcendence in Inarritu’s film Biutiful

Garrett’s review essay of Biutiful tackles the film's knottier thematic issues: the meaning of life and death; the transformative powers of faith; and function of fantasy in helping us to cope with life’s harsher elements.

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