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Articles by Ciara Moloney

“Coyote vs. Acme” Takes a Cartoon Mallet to Corporate Monopolies

September 20, 2026

The film Warner Bros. tried to bury is back, with a sharp satire of companies exactly like the ones consolidating power in Hollywood.

by Ciara Moloney

Mel Brooks, Antifascist Filmmaker

August 02, 2026

Now 100 years old, the legendary comedy director has lampooned and skewered racists, and his work holds up better than most “politically incorrect” humor.

by Ciara Moloney

“Dogme 95” Changed the Way We Look at Movies

July 13, 2026

Shot with handheld cameras and no lighting, music, or special effects, “Dogme” films are the exact opposite of today’s blockbusters. That’s what makes them great.

by Ciara Moloney

The Surprisingly Progressive Erotic Films of Russ Meyer

March 16, 2026

Meyer was often condemned as a peddler of cinematic sleaze, and he was. But he was also a brilliant filmmaker, ahead of his time on sex and gender.

by Ciara Moloney

The Secret History of the Left-Wing Western

December 22, 2025

Not every film about “cowboys and Indians” is as reactionary as the genre’s reputation might suggest.

by Ciara Moloney

Everyone Should Watch Andrea Arnold’s “Cow”

November 17, 2025

By showing the lives of cows on their own terms, Arnold’s 2021 film reveals the depth of the dairy industry’s violence.

by Ciara Moloney

The Surprisingly Complicated Politics of Richard Burton

September 10, 2025

On the surface, “Mr. Burton” looks like just another celebrity biopic. But the legendary actor’s life tells us a lot about class, empire, and sexuality in the 20th century.

by Ciara Moloney

The Forgotten Classics of Michael Cimino

June 30, 2025

The profit-obsessed Hollywood machine killed Cimino’s career, but films like “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” and “Heaven’s Gate” are well worth revisiting.

by Ciara Moloney

Articles by Ciara Moloney

“Coyote vs. Acme” Takes a Cartoon Mallet to Corporate Monopolies

Mel Brooks, Antifascist Filmmaker

“Dogme 95” Changed the Way We Look at Movies

The Surprisingly Progressive Erotic Films of Russ Meyer

The Secret History of the Left-Wing Western

Everyone Should Watch Andrea Arnold’s “Cow”

The Surprisingly Complicated Politics of Richard Burton

The Forgotten Classics of Michael Cimino

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