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Like a Cheap Wine, Year of the Comet Gets the Job Done

Nov 18, 2020 The Retro Set 0

With a strong start, Year of the Comet becomes an amalgam of a wannabe heist film paired with a romcom. It’s odd enough, but it’s clear from early on that this is a film that isn’t going to take itself too seriously. […]

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Karma is a “B” named Brewster McCloud

Aug 24, 2020 The Retro Set 0

Review by A.C. Miller Robert Altman’s quirky 1970 flick, Brewster McCloud, is everything the title is: odd, zany, different, and downright unique. It’s one of those films every viewer should go into without a clue as […]

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DWT Episode 8 “Bitching & Moaning About Oscars Past and Present”

Feb 3, 2020 The Retro Set 0

This episode, Jill and Wade discuss Academy Award snubs and surprises from the past, as well as Spielberg whose whole career may or may not be about chasing Oscar. Listen in now!  

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GLORIA: A Cassavetes’ Love Letter

Dec 9, 2019 The Retro Set 0

A.C. Miller All throughout John Cassavetes’ Gloria, there’s a palpable tension between the man behind the lens and the woman in front of it. Gloria Swenson, played by Cassavetes’ wife, Gena Rowlands, has an on […]

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Recast, but Don’t Reenact: THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI

Sep 3, 2019 The Retro Set 0

Review by A.C. Miller The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) in the background. Bombs exploding as British journalist George Hogg, fights through enemy lines to photograph the brutality of war. Innocents lined up and shot down […]

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The Truth is Beautiful & Sometimes Weird in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Jun 11, 2019 The Retro Set 0

Contributor A. C. Miller For his directorial debut, Paul Mazursky, comes out swinging. Literally. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice isn’t a farce depicting Eisenhower era (1953-1961) couples plodding through rough relationships with affairs; […]

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