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    Critics Love Comparing 'Spring Breakers' to a Fever Dream

    The weird part is I didn't call it a fever dream and I HAD A FEVER when I saw the movie.

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    From the Wire: The Racial Subtext of 'Spring Breakers'

    "Spring Beakers" that analyze the movie's content in an intelligent way forever, y'all.

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    From the Wire: The Ethics of Critics-Turned-Filmmakers

    "Grow Up, Tony Phillips"' Peter Hall and "Zero Charisma"'s John Gholson compare notes on what it's like to work as a journalist at SXSW while your film is playing at the festival.

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    From the Wire: A Critic Reconsiders His Negative Review

    Robbie Collin trashed "The Paperboy" at Cannes. Now he can't wait to see it again.

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    As Embargoes Go, So Go the Critics

    Are embargoes destroying film criticism? Or can they actually benefit critics?

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    From the Wire: A Next-Gen Film Criticism Symposium

    A sampling of critics under the age of 35 talk about what it means to be a film critic in 2013.

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    Study Finds Angry Comments Shape Readers' Interpretations of Online Stories

    Rude Internet commenters aren't just lowering the level of discourse for all of us -- they're also shaping the way we think.

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    From the Wire: Book Critic Apologizes For His "Bitter" Reviews

    Alexander Nazaryan admits that when he trashed some books in The Village Voice what he was really doing was venting his frustrations about his own struggling career as a novelist.

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    From the Wire: R.I.P. The Romantic Comedy (1932-2013)

    One critic nails down a pretty compelling reason why the genre's gone to the dogs.

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    Why I Hate Deleted Scenes

    And the dice roll of filmmaking.

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