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David Lynch
Retrospective

David Lynch's 'Dune' Defined the Filmmaker He Could Have Been

By Max Evry

The director's most infamous movie could have also been his most revealing.

Retrospective

Amazon’s First Original Sci-Fi Series Remains One Of Its Best

By Mark Hill

Fascism in America? Could you imagine?

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'American Primeval' May Be The Grisliest Western Ever Made

By Dais Johnston

The Wild West is shown, warts and all, in this Netflix series.

Retrospective

The First Flying Saucer Film Is Not What You Think

By Daniel Dockery

A look back at the unlikely legacy of a forgotten sci-fi indie.

Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer,  Michael Rooker
Retrospective

A Serial Killer Movie So Grim It Took Five Years To Release It

By Don Kaye

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer was one of several films instrumental to the creation of the “NC-17” rating.

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Health

The Horrifying Mortality Rate Of Victorian Children Is Cautionary Tale That’s More Relevant By The Day

By Andrea Kaston Tange and The Conversation

Modern medicine has saved the lives of countless children. But anti-science sentiments could set us back.

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Robert Eggers’ Weakest Film Still Rules Hard

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Hamlet really needed a few dozen more axe murders.

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On This Day

What Happened to 'The X-Files’ Long-Foretold Alien Invasion?

By Jeff Ewing

“The aliens are not coming, Mr. Mulder.”

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'The Brutalist' Razes The American Dream

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Brady Corbet’s historical epic is about leaving a lasting legacy, one way or another.

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Science

Fossilized Footprints Reveal Two Extinct Hominin Species Did, In Fact, Live Side By Side

By The Conversation, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Kevin Hatala and Purity Kiura

The evidence for hominin behavior and locomotion found in a footprint is one of a kind.