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Peter Suderman

    Latest articles by Peter Suderman

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    London Has Fallen is a step-by-step guide to how not to make an action movieLondon Has Fallen is a step-by-step guide to how not to make an action movie
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    The film totally botches the classic Die Hard formula.

    By Peter Suderman
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    Gods of Egypt is the epitome of everything wrong with big-budget moviemaking todayGods of Egypt is the epitome of everything wrong with big-budget moviemaking today
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    The film is whatever the opposite of a masterpiece is.

    By Peter Suderman
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    Film critic A.O. Scott’s new book is an artful guide to how criticism worksFilm critic A.O. Scott’s new book is an artful guide to how criticism works
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    It’s more complicated than you might think.

    By Peter Suderman
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    Superhero movies have become too formulaic. Deadpool makes a case for breaking the mold.Superhero movies have become too formulaic. Deadpool makes a case for breaking the mold.
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    The film is an important reminder that not all comic-based stories have to look the same.

    By Peter Suderman
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    What makes the Coen brothers’ movies so great — and hard to classifyWhat makes the Coen brothers’ movies so great — and hard to classify
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    The duo’s latest film, Hail, Caesar!, captures the essence of why their work is so consistently delightful.

    By Peter Suderman
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    How The X-Files changed televisionHow The X-Files changed television
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    If you want to understand how TV dramas have changed over the past 30 years, there may be no better show to watch.

    By Peter Suderman
    Culture
    Hollywood is stuck in a bubble of expanded movie universes. It’s time for it to pop.Hollywood is stuck in a bubble of expanded movie universes. It’s time for it to pop.
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    From the Marvel movies to Star Wars to Fast & Furious, never-ending franchises are a recipe for creative stagnation.

    By Peter Suderman
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    In defense of Michael Bay, the subversive, savvy, self-aware auteur of awesomeIn defense of Michael Bay, the subversive, savvy, self-aware auteur of awesome
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    Love him or hate him, few filmmakers are as stylistically consistent.

    By Peter Suderman
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    How Charlie Kaufman uses the extraordinary to explain the ordinaryHow Charlie Kaufman uses the extraordinary to explain the ordinary
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    The filmmaker’s newest work, Anomalisa, is just the latest example.

    By Peter Suderman
    Culture
    There’s one great reason to see Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight in theatersThere’s one great reason to see Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight in theaters
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    It involves a rare film format that hasn’t been used in years.

    By Peter Suderman