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Articles by Alex Lei

  • Come And See is a poster child for shock films, but its reputation misses what it's really about film Come And See is a poster child for shock films, but its reputation misses what it's really about By Alex Lei July 9, 2025 | 12:00pm
  • F1 The Movie transforms the sport into just another piece of intellectual property film F1 The Movie transforms the sport into just another piece of intellectual property By Alex Lei June 30, 2025 | 2:00pm
  • Primer: Where to start with Jia Zhangke, one of China's greatest living filmmakers film Primer: Where to start with Jia Zhangke, one of China's greatest living filmmakers By Alex Lei May 12, 2025 | 1:00pm
  • David Cronenberg goes back to his sci-fi roots with The Shrouds film David Cronenberg goes back to his sci-fi roots with The Shrouds By Alex Lei April 21, 2025 | 1:00pm
  • With Warfare, A24 brings arthouse style to the military-entertainment complex film With Warfare, A24 brings arthouse style to the military-entertainment complex By Alex Lei April 15, 2025 | 12:00pm
  • Throwback thriller Gazer is stuck looking backwards film Throwback thriller Gazer is stuck looking backwards By Alex Lei March 31, 2025 | 10:00am
  • The realistic present chips away at a romanticized past in Grand Tour film The realistic present chips away at a romanticized past in Grand Tour By Alex Lei March 25, 2025 | 7:00am
  • Bad Day At Black Rock remains an essential anti-McCarthyite text film Bad Day At Black Rock remains an essential anti-McCarthyite text By Alex Lei January 7, 2025 | 12:00pm
  • Move over, Sundance—Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight has become the proving ground for American indies film Move over, Sundance—Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight has become the proving ground for American indies By Alex Lei December 30, 2024 | 9:00am
  • Bob Dylan continues to evade the film world's attempts to define him film Bob Dylan continues to evade the film world's attempts to define him By Alex Lei December 27, 2024 | 12:00pm
  • Clint Eastwood and his movies have something to say, but nobody's listening film Clint Eastwood and his movies have something to say, but nobody's listening By Alex Lei November 7, 2024 | 12:00pm
  • Reagan's ugly hagiography is middle-of-the-night History Channel nonsense film Reagan's ugly hagiography is middle-of-the-night History Channel nonsense By Alex Lei August 30, 2024 | 7:00am
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