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Ranking the Films of Woody Allen: From ‘Tiger Lilly’ to ‘Blue Jasmine’

With his go-to white-on-black Windsor typeface (in use since 1977), there's particular solace to be found when one enters the latest film from Woody Allen. Here is a filmmaker who, year after year (for nearly 50 years), churns out (mostly) quality work, with his latest effort Blue Jasmine managing to be one of his most perceptive entries in some time. In honor of his upcoming Cate Blanchett-led drama, I've combed through his entire filmography, revisiting classics and going through a handful of features I've previously never encountered....

[Fantasia Review] The Dirties

If the found-footage concept relies on the belief that hand-held images will instantly signal reality, then it’s refreshing that The Dirties has the intelligenc...

[Fantasia Review] Lesson of the Evil

Is it possible for images to swallow each other whole? Meaning a process in which each progressive striking composition not just tops the other, but rather summ...

[Review] The Wolverine

Fox seems to be at a crossroads with its X-Men franchise, gearing up for something genuinely interesting with X-Men: Days of Future Past and moving beyond what ...

[Review] Blackfish

After hearing about the death of top Orca trainer Dawn Brancheau on February 24, 2010, writer/director Gabriela Cowperthwaite became intrigued by the SeaWorld p...

[Review] The World’s End

Shaun of the Dead opened with the notes of classic horror layered over studio logos from the 21st century. The initial aural-visual impressions from Hot Fuzz ar...

[Review] R.I.P.D.

There is a lot that is thrown into the boiling Hollywood pot that is R.I.P.D. Directed by Robert Schwentke, this afterlife crime-comedy saga takes from just abo...