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‘Movies That Mattered’ Captures Dave Kehr’s Astute Film Criticism
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‘Movies That Mattered’ Captures Dave Kehr’s Astute Film Criticism

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Christopher John Stephens
/ 21 November 2017

Dave Kehr is one of the best long-form essay writers people read for clear and sometimes brutally honest indictments of film.

De Niro’s Rupert Pupkin Is Far More Menacing and Relevant Today Than His Travis Bickle
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De Niro’s Rupert Pupkin Is Far More Menacing and Relevant Today Than His Travis Bickle

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Christopher John Stephens
/ 23 August 2017
What is it about Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy that made its menace too intense for audiences than other gangster dramas of the '80s?
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Quentin Tarantino’s Cinematic Reality

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/ 9 August 2011
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Part 5: Toy Story 2 to Titus (November – December 1999)

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/ 10 August 2007
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Monkey Business (Part 4: August)

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/ 3 May 2007
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