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'Leviathan,' I Love You

How did the filmmakers achieve this poetry? Because, if anything, this movie exemplifies the art of poetry without words, the art taking real life and framing it in such a way that it becomes greater than fiction. It holds up a mirror to nature, but this mirror came from a fun house and in its distortions reveals a deeper truth. Full story

A Chat with Janicza Bravo (and Brett Gelman) About Her New Short Starring Michael Cera in a Wheelchair

Janicza’s new short 'Gregory Go Boom' stars Michael Cera as a wheelchair-bound dorkface and Brett Gelman as his older degenerate brother. It’s funny and slightly depressing, and you can watch the whole thing here. A couple weeks back I chatted with J&B over baba ghanoush about th… Full story

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I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Protect You + Me'

Brady Corbet has had roles in 'Thirteen,' 'Mysterious Skin,' and 'Martha Marcy May Marlene.' In 2008, he debuted his first short film, 'Protect You + Me.' He has continued to make smart and mature choices, both in front of and behind the camera. Now he's prepping his debut featur… Full story

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'Gatsby'

The old saying is that a good book makes a bad film, while a paperback potboiler like 'The Godfather' makes a great film. But this wisdom is derived from the idea that a good book is made by the writing, and if it’s adapted into whatever, its magic is lost. But in the end, Luhrma… Full story

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I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'How to Live with Bedbugs'

NYC’s streets are littered with amazing home decorations, but the fear of bedbugs freaks the hell out of people. I’ve met people who had bedbugs. They told it me it was terrible. Still, I could never fully understand how annoying it would be. That is, until I saw this aptly title… Full story

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I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Food'

In 1992, crazy Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer completed his three-part short film entitled 'Food,' which tells gastronomic allegorical tales of "Breakfast," "Lunch," and "Dinner" in his trademark comedic surrealist style. Watch this short after you eat, or else you might lose you… Full story

Terrence Malick’s Crisis of Faith

What Terrence Malick film would be complete without a dreamlike sequence of an ethereal woman running through a field, her limbs flailing unencumbered, her white clothing catching the wind and drinking in the sun? 'To the Wonder,' the existentialist director's latest effort, is n… Full story

The Biggest Star at the Tribeca Film Festival Was a Weird Little Cat

In September, the VICE staff was out getting drunk somewhere when Andy Capper and Juliette Eisner pinched me from both sides, pontificating about their vision: "The cat video. A whole movie about... the internet and cats. Cats on the internet. It's fucking brilliant, isn't it?" Full story

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I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'I, an Actress'

In 'I, an Actress,' legendary cult filmmaker George Kuchar takes over an aspiring actress's real screen test to show her how to do it right—groping his chest and groaning out her lines like, "I’m on my knees, Harold, haven’t you seen women on their knees before or is it only on t… Full story

Some Tribeca Film Festival Movies Made Us Vomit, Others Made Us Smile

There are a lot of problems with "Greetings from Tim Buckley," but the main one is that it is about Jeff Buckley—a hack who made one shitty album filled with vocal histrionics and session-musician noodling and then thankfully died by way of drowning in the Mississippi River in th… Full story

Beyond the Mortar Fire: Sebastian Junger Remembers Tim Hetherington

There’s a moment in 'Which Way Is the Front Line from Here,' Sebastian Junger’s excellent new documentary about the life of acclaimed war photographer and Oscar-nominated British filmmaker Tim Hetherington, when Tim literally saves a man’s life. Full story

Irrelevant Interviews: 'Adult World' Director Scott Coffey

Scott Coffey’s latest film, 'Adult World,' is opening at the TriBeCa Film Festival today. It stars Emma Roberts as a recent college graduate who wants to be a poet and John Cusack as a grouchy bard named Rat Billings who influenced a generation. She makes him her mentor then find… Full story

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I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Bydlo'

'Bydlo' is an animated nightmare, where man becomes a slave driver and ultimately drives himself into the ground. Director Patrick Bouchard’s animation steals the show, as he breathes life into everything from water droplets forming and arid earth drying out to dozens of writhing… Full story

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I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Tastes Like Chicken'

'Tastes Like Chicken' is Quico Meirelles's riveting short, which tells the story of a chicken living in a factory farm who miraculously becomes self-aware. As the chicken achieves lucidity, she desperately searches for meaning in her life and struggles with the harsh realities of… Full story