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Great on Netflix: God Bless America
- Bobcat Goldthwait's God Bless America might be one of the last movies you want to watch, but it's probably the first you need to. This strange, bloody and yet unusually ...
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Not the Best, But My Favorite Films of 2012
- The annual 10-best list is a critical ritual, one I've been practicing for far too many years. Sure, I have opinions about what the best films of the past year are -- an...
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Why Do So Many Movies Have Theater Shooting Scenes?
- LOS ANGELES -- There's something about the dark and quiet of a movie theater that allows us to make ourselves vulnerable. We enter into an implicit pact, giving over to ...
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Goldthwait Blesses America
- There will be well over 600 movies released in theaters this year. And of those 600-plus, 10 or less will be nominated by the academy for Best Picture. And of those 10 (...
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ReThink Review: God Bless America -- Bobcat's Scream
- Bobcat Goldthwait is mad as hell, and he's not going to take it anymore. At least, the two main characters of his dark comedy God Bless America won't, as they drive acro...
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Interview: Bobcat Goldthwait Sharpens His Claws
- If Bobcat Goldthwait were a teenager today, "I'd be a kid making web content with a camera somewhere. If I was a young man, I might have bypassed the whole comedian-acto...
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Movie Review: God Bless America
- It's only May and I already have my favorite film of the year: Bobcat Goldthwait's God Bless America, as acidic and funny a movie as you're likely to see this or any oth...
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Live from Toronto Film Festival: Wednesday 9.14.11
- Given the size of the Toronto Film Festival and the goals I have when I'm here (primarily to see movies that will be released so I can bank reviews for later - and scout...
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An American Tune
- When I was in grade school we learned all the old patriotic songs. The "Star Spangled Banner" of course (which came in handy during the 1970s Oakland A's winning streak)...
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Veteran journalist Ralph Benmergui explores the role of religion in United States politics. The six-part series traces his journey across the country, where he meets with punk-rock evangelists, Muslim hip-hoppers, radical atheists and born-again teens in his quest to understand the highly charged relationship between church and state.
