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Ambivalent Basterd: Open Letter to the New Yorker
David Denby’s review of ‘Inglorious Basterds’ not only reveals the film’s audacious ending (with no warning to his readers), it’s also one of the most perplexed pieces of criticism I’ve encountered. T… more →
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The Ten Best Films of 2009, the Year That Wasn't
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owenstrachan wrote 2 days ago: David Denby, film critic at The New Yorker, just released his list of the top-ten films of 2009. Be … more →
A New Decade, A New Batch of Lists
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sbjamo wrote 6 days ago: With the end of the first decade of the new century approaching, one can expect to see an influx of … more →
Oct. 19, 2009
yupireadthenewyorker wrote 1 month ago: I’m writing from a hotel room (and have been sort of vaguely watching a Real Housewives of Atlanta m … more →
Monday Medley
NPI wrote 3 months ago: What we read while wondering what beats DJ AM is trying to impress Ted Kennedy with: William Safire … more →
"A charlatan, a mesmerist, or a dolt."
Martin wrote 3 months ago: 1) Lev Grossman chats shit about plot, Modernists and “the novel”. Andrew Seal and Matth … more →
Ambivalent Basterd: Open Letter to the New Yorker
ohkrapp wrote 3 months ago: David Denby’s review of ‘Inglorious Basterds’ not only reveals the film’s audacious ending (with no … more →
Quentin Tarantino Ignites Bloody Battle of the Critics
Steve Gorelick wrote 3 months ago: I am usually pretty detached from the world of mainstream blockbuster films. I simply find more pl … more →
Like: Inglourious Basterds
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mgss wrote 3 months ago: Yikes. Inglorious Basterds might be my favorite movie of the year (for the record, I’m still d … more →
The Pixar version
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stevenhartwriter wrote 3 months ago: A few days ago I watched Ratatouille again, both for the splendor of its animation — I love th … more →
The Power of Voice
gfsnell3 wrote 3 months ago: Jim and Don Sargent talk on Story Corps When did we all get so angry? When did we stop actually list … more →
Exporting Idiocy
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Jon Taplin wrote 4 months ago: The Chinese only allow about 10 American movies a year to be shown in their theaters. They avoid any … more →
More of Cody's summer reading lists from 1998-2001
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andyrossagency wrote 5 months ago: This is another selection from the Cody’s Recommended Summer Reading lists. Mostly from 1998 - … more →
Flattening The Conversation
contextmarketing wrote 6 months ago: May 20, 2009 Some thoughts fell into place for me while reading David Denby’s insightful and enterta … more →
Narrative needs backstory
Richard Gilbert wrote 6 months ago: from David Denby’s review of State of Play in the April 27 New Yorker: “State of Play,” which … more →
State of Play for Washington D.C. People
elainemeyer wrote 7 months ago: If my former city of two years, Washington D.C., were as it is portrayed in State of Play, it would … more →
New Yorker's movie review of Wolverine
minifish wrote 7 months ago: When it comes to Hugh Jackman, phrased in an academic way, I switch from a rational theorist to a be … more →
Is the Internet Mean?
gfsnell3 wrote 7 months ago: Yes, but not always. I just finished reading David Denby’s polemic on Internet rudeness called … more →
David Denby to the Interwebs: Get Off My Lawn
Kamper wrote 8 months ago: David Denby, the less readable of the New Yorker’s film critics, has had it just about up to h … more →
Insta publishing: Boon or bane?
Diane wrote 8 months ago: Are publishers forsaking quality — and durability — in their quest to strike when the ir … more →
