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Arooj Aftab
Transformative may not be an urgent enough word to describe the multi-hyphenate creative Arooj Aftab. Rooted to a constellation of unmappable margins and elegant refusals, she lithely moves against the weight of time and convention, honoring multiple traditions while...
Kubrick / Tarkovsky
Efendi places the work of both directors side-by-side, with shots from “Barry Lyndon” and “Eyes Wide Shut” juxtaposing “Ivan’s Childhood” and “Andrei Rublev.” Despite differences in opinions of each other, Kubrick and Tarkovsky are succinct, martyred geniuses of their...
Get Carter
There is no more memorable a main film theme than the one featured in Get Carter. Written by a 23 year old Roy Budd, the evocative and haunting tune sits perfectly in the space it was intended at the beginning of the film. The soundtrack album, unreleased in major...
Thelonious Monk
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