Interview by Greg Carlson Alicia Coombs is an archivist and the head of business affairs for the American Genre Film Archive in Austin, Texas. Outside of watching and collecting movies, she likes to drink coffee, read about cults, and turn down plans so she can hang out with her cats instead. Greg Carlson: How […]
All posts for the month December, 2020
Collecting Movies with Alicia Coombs
Posted by GBC on December 28, 2020
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Promising Young Woman
Movie review by Greg Carlson Talented hyphenate Emerald Fennell, the season two “Killing Eve” showrunner, unleashes one of the most audacious and provocative films of the year with “Promising Young Woman,” the writer-director-producer’s feature debut. A pitch black commentary on the unrelenting and insidious misogyny that keeps a tight grip on the culture even in […]
Posted by GBC on December 19, 2020
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Farewell, Safari
Appreciation by Greg Carlson The Safari, known more recently as the Marcus Safari 7 Discount and the Marcus Safari Value Cinema, has been sold to Ignite Church. The unsurprising news heralds the transition of Moorhead, Minnesota’s surviving public movie exhibitor from one kind of sanctuary to another. Like any cinema, the Safari brought people together […]
Posted by GBC on December 14, 2020
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Mank
Movie review by Greg Carlson David Fincher lays down plenty of track on the great big electric train set of “Mank,” the filmmaker’s return to the director’s chair after “Gone Girl” in 2014. Depending on one’s interest in the evergreen legend of “Citizen Kane” and the politics of classic Hollywood, mileage may vary, but Fincher’s […]
Posted by GBC on December 4, 2020
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