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The Freshman: All in the Family?

The Freshman is the one film I’d take to a desert island. It’s my favorite movie—though I know it’s not great—partly because it parodies one of my favorite great movies, The Godfather. Clark Kellogg (Matthew Broderick) goes to NYU as … Continue reading

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Fate and Style in The Godfather

The editing of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather surprises most younger viewers.  Used to the furious cutting, slick transitions, and time manipulations of Slumdog Millionaire, Inception, Memento, and a host of other contemporary films, plus the jumpiness of animations, adventure … Continue reading

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