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    Adaptation Evaluation: ‘Nomadland’

    by David Ober April 25, 2021
    by David Ober April 25, 2021

    “We not only accept the tyranny of the dollar, the tyranny of the marketplace, we embrace it. We gladly throw the yoke of the tyranny of the dollar on and live by it our whole…

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    Adaptation Evaluation: ‘Martin Eden’

    by David Ober March 9, 2021
    by David Ober March 9, 2021

    Even if you’ve never actually read anything by Jack London, likely you’re familiar with his two most famous novels, The Call of the Wild and White Fang, which have both been adapted into films a…

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    ‘One Hundred and One Dalmatians’ Is a War Film

    by David Ober January 26, 2021
    by David Ober January 26, 2021

    After her introduction nearly halfway into the film, the nanny in One Hundred and One Dalmatians is likened to a dog by our narrator and protagonist Pongo. Usually a denigrating term — calling someone a dog…

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    How San Francisco Ruined ‘Inside Out’

    by David Ober June 23, 2020
    by David Ober June 23, 2020

    It’s been pretty well established that Inside Out, Pixar’s fifteenth theatrical release, is a knockout masterpiece. The Atlantic praised the film as an example of Pixar “once again at the top of its game, telling…

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    ‘The Shadow’ 25 Years Later, or What the MCU Could Learn from a Box Office Flop

    by David Ober November 23, 2019
    by David Ober November 23, 2019

    Thirty years ago, Tim Burton’s Batman entered theaters, absolutely dominating the box office of 1989 and creating Batmania, a jubilee year dedicated to all things Batman. I’m pretty sure this was enshrined in law. Burton’s…

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    Do You Know the Way to Shell Beach?: ‘Dark City’ and the Dangers of Nostalgia

    by David Ober July 31, 2019
    by David Ober July 31, 2019

    Over twenty years ago, Dark City, Alex Proyas’ follow-up to The Crow, dropped into theaters only to be quietly, ignominiously shuffled out. On its opening weekend, Dark City came in fourth, beaten by not only…

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