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No Concessions: Happy Goddamn Thanksgiving — “Precious,” “The Road,” and More Feel-Bad Holiday Movies
Thanksgiving: For some, that time of the year to reconnect with friends and family, to eat plenty of turkey and trimmings, and figure out what to gift Aunt Ida with this Christmas. For filmgoers,
Read More »No Concessions: George Clooney Stares at “Goats”
Critics have split over The Men Who Stare at Goats -- some find it an amusing military satire, while others reject it as unfunny mush. Which side is Bob Cashill on
Read More »No Concessions: “Antichrist,” A Hell of a Movie
One of my favorite moviegoing experiences occurred when I lived in San Jose, CA, and decided one weeknight to see Lars von Trier’s Zentropa (1991). The Danish filmmaker and provocateur was pretty much unknown
Read More »No Concessions: Spike Jonze’s “Wild Things”
At long last, Spike Jonze's adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are arrives in theaters this weekend. Did Bob Cashill have a wild rumpus at his screening, or did he send Jonze to bed
Read More »No Concessions: The Essential, Annoying New York Film Festival
The 47th annual edition of the New York Film Festival kicks off tonight at Lincoln Center. Except for last year’s paternity leave I’ve attended every one since 1994. Back before I acquired grown-up responsibilities
Read More »No Concessions: Stars Fall, But Streep Soars
There aren't many bankable stars at the movies in 2009 -- but Meryl Streep is one of the last ones standing, and as Bob Cashill notes, she's earned her stature
Read More »No Concessions: The Film Four, or All You Need is YouTube
Bob Cashill helps bring Beatles Week to its spine-tingling conclusion with a look at the Fab Four at the movies -- after they broke up, of course. Give our regards to Broad Street, would
Read More »No Concessions: Summer Hits and Misses
Summer's over, and it's got Bob Cashill in a reflective mood as he looks back on what worked -- and what didn't -- at the cinema this blockbuster season
Read More »No Concessions: Take “Woodstock”—please!
Bob Cashill has just gotten back from Taking in a screening of Ang Lee's latest. Does he wish he could give it back? Read this week's No Concessions to find out
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