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THE BEST FILMS OF 2012

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That Affleck’s first Oscar was shared with Matt Damon sums up the first stage of his doomed career. That he looks poised to beat Wes Anderson and Steven Spielberg for Best Director sums up his meteoric re-rise as one of Hollywood’s best “Who Knew” stories. Continue reading

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TOUCH THE WONDER: GOD SAVE WES ANDERSON

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Director and hipster demigod Wes Anderson needs to stop farting around and turn The Kinks’ The Village Green Preservation Society album into a goddamn movie. We already have the cast culled from Wes Anderson’s usual alumni. Behold! Also musings on the horrors of Coppola nepotism, child absconding witches and the triumph of Bill Murray over the generational gap. Continue reading

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PEER REVIEW: SMITH WESTERNS

“Everybody wants to be a star on a Saturday night.” … or this past Sunday night when the Smith Westerns played at the Dise. Continue reading