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Author Archives: Max Robinson

Posted inArt & Culture

“Annihilation” is a sterile sci-fi acid trip into the unnatural world

Avatar photo by Max Robinson February 23, 2018November 12, 2021

There’s a very dry “2010s” visual aesthetic that defines a lot of newish heady sci-fi. That kind of IKEA showroom sterility that shows up in, say, Amy Adams’ immaculate living room in “Arrival” or any number of of “Black Mirror” episodes. You know what it looks like: cavernous rooms with untouched hardwood floors and abstract […]

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“I, Tonya” re-examines the crime scene of a celebrity life

Avatar photo by Max Robinson January 16, 2018November 12, 2021
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With “The Disaster Artist,” the Franco brothers search for dignity in bad movie indignity

Avatar photo by Max Robinson December 16, 2017November 12, 2021

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