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The Ballad of the Record Changers
Though we're apart, you're part of me still
21 hrs ago • Self-Styled Siren
New Year, New Thoughts
Four Scandinavian noirs, plus an explanatory prologue
Jan 6 • Self-Styled Siren
In Memoriam: David Ehrenstein
(1947 – 2025)
Mar 13, 2025 • Self-Styled Siren
Look Back at Mary Ure
A brief tribute to a too-brief career
Feb 18, 2025 • Self-Styled Siren
Cast Against Type: Heroes as Villains
Some notes for the series now playing at the Criterion Channel
Jan 28, 2025 • Self-Styled Siren
Christmas for Film Nerds
To Save and Project is back at the Museum of Modern Art
Jan 8, 2025 • Self-Styled Siren
How to Write Your Star Autobiography
Ten plot points that (almost) always show up
Dec 30, 2024 • Self-Styled Siren
Three Women
Three new films, each with a great lead performance by a woman
Nov 3, 2024 • Self-Styled Siren
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