Missed Connections
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Mountaintop Terrorists Face Off Against an Unflappable James Coburn
Missed Connections ‘Sky Riders’ Sees Mountaintop Terrorists Facing Off Against an Unflappable James Coburn He’s not flapping because he’s gliding. Welcome to Missed Connections, a weekly column…
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All the Joy, Sadness, and Wisdom of the ‘Before Trilogy’ In a Single Film from 1967
Missed Connections ‘Two for the Road’ The joy, sadness, and wisdom of Richard Linklater’s ‘Before Trilogy’ packed into two beautiful hours. Welcome to Missed Connections, a…
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A Haunting Tale of Women Who Persist from the Director of ‘Arrival’
Missed Connections ‘Polytechnique’ Denis Villeneuve makes powerful art out of real-world tragedy. Welcome to Missed Connections, a weekly column where I get to highlight films…
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‘Fortress’ Remains One of the Best and Most Brutal of All HBO Originals
In this Missed Connections column from 2017, Rob Hunter revisits and showcases one of the earliest HBO Original movies.
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‘Closet Land’ Offers an Allegorical Look at Government Tyranny
Missed Connections ‘Closet Land’ Alan Rickman and Madeleine Stowe explore freedoms both real and imagined. Welcome to Missed Connections, a weekly column where I get…
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Is This the Sweetest, Goofiest, and Funniest X-Rated Movie Ever?
Missed Connections The Telephone Book It’s dirty in the sweetest, goofiest, and funniest ways. Welcome to Missed Connections, a weekly column where I get to highlight…
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‘Save the Green Planet!’ is a Tragi-Comedy of Intergalactic Importance
Say hello to the sci-fi and revenge-tinged tragi-comedy you never knew you wanted.