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The Next Picture Show

A biweekly roundtable by the former editorial team of The Dissolve examining how classic films inspire and inform modern movies. Episodes take a deep dive into a classic film and its legacy in the fir... Read more

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#274: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Twice, Pt. 2 — Nobody

#274: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Twice, Pt. 2 — Nobody

The new Bob Odenkirk-starring revenge thriller NOBODY could be read as commentary on the revenge thriller form, but that... Read more

20 Apr 2021

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#273: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Twice, Pt. 1 — The Limey

#273: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Twice, Pt. 1 — The Limey

The new NOBODY, starring Bob Odenkirk as an unlikely action star, is drawing on a long tradition of revenge movies, whic... Read more

13 Apr 2021

1hr 8mins

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#272: A Tina Twofer, Pt. 2 — Tina

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The new HBO documentary TINA touches briefly but memorably on the release of 1992’s WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, but i... Read more

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#271: A Tina Twofer, Pt. 1 — What's Love Got to Do With It

#271: A Tina Twofer, Pt. 1 — What's Love Got to Do With It

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#270: Famous Last Worlds, Pt. 2: Raya and the Last Dragon

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#269: Famous Last Worlds, Pt. 1: The Last Unicorn

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#268: Hard Water Pt. 2 — Minari

#268: Hard Water Pt. 2 — Minari

Yes, Lee Isaac Chung’s new feature MINARI is a story that involves family farming and scarcity of water, but its connect... Read more

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#267: Hard Water Pt. 1 — Jean de Florette

#267: Hard Water Pt. 1 — Jean de Florette

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#266: Uneasy Riders Pt. 2 — Nomadland

#266: Uneasy Riders Pt. 2 — Nomadland

In Chloe Zhao’s new NOMADLAND, Frances McDormand’s Fern “drops out of society” not by choice, unlike the yuppie couple a... Read more

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#265: Uneasy Riders Pt. 1 — Lost In America

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Chloe Zhao’s new feature NOMADLAND presents a “houseless” life on the road as a choice born half out of desperation and ... Read more

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