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The Ninety-Minute Movie Is the Craft Format and Everyone Forgot

A case for the 90-minute movie in the age of 160-minute movies. Most short films are tighter, meaner, and more controlled than most long ones, and the industry has forgotten to value this.

Marcus Vell·26 Aug·7 min

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Hit Man: Richard Linklater's Star Vehicle for a Non-Star

A year on from Hit Man's Netflix release, the film is a quieter argument than it first appeared. Richard Linklater made a star-launcher for someone he knew would not, in the end, need launching.

Lena Ashworth·12 Aug·5 min