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‘New Order’ is a bullshit snuff film, what the fuck is going on at Venice
1/10 New Order came out of the quiet 2020 film festival circuit heavily decorated with the Grand Jury Prize from the Venice International Film Festival and rapturous marketing that was, if anything, more than proportionate. If only I’d done a … Continue reading
Did they really do a full Academy Awards show for 2020?
I spent January dicking around, procrastinating on the usual year-end routines for a film writer. Going through those particular motions after 2020, acting like we’d gotten a full slate of movies, felt dishonest. It felt boring. I didn’t do a … Continue reading
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