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Elbert Ventura
Elbert Ventura is managing editor of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas.
Articles By Elbert Ventura
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The Return of Leos Carax
Holy Motors—one of the best movies of the year—will make you long for the movies the French auteur never made.
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The Magnificent Ambersons
Orson Welles' original version may be lost to history, but even the compromised studio cut is a masterpiece—and it's finally on DVD.
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The Wanderer
With Meek's Cutoff, Kelly Reichardt makes the case that she deserves to be considered among the best American filmmakers.
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Night Catches Us
A criminally overlooked film about the legacy of the Black Power movement.
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The Greatest One-Off in Movie History
The Night of the Hunter, Charles Laughton's only film, influenced Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, and the Coen brothers.
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The Ubiquitous Anderson
The Brothers Bloom and the problem of Wes Anderson's pervasive influence.
