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Anatomy of a $200M Musical Flop: What Killed Folie à Deux

Eighteen months after Todd Phillips' much-hated sequel opened to a $37 million weekend and a 30% audience score, it is time to autopsy the corpse. The film isn't good. It also isn't quite what you've been told.

Marcus Vell·22 Feb·6 min

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Sinners: Coogler's Vampire Western and the Return of the Studio Auteur Movie

Ten months on, Ryan Coogler's 1930s Mississippi vampire film doesn't just still hold up, it looks like the clearest sign in years that the studio auteur movie is not dead. A field report from inside the juke joint.

Marcus Vell·5 Feb·6 min