Xavier Dolan’s Mommy gets Oedipal.
Alison Hallett
Alison Hallett served nobly as the Mercury's arts editor from 2008-2014. Her proud legacy lives on.
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When Art Mattered
The Darkness and Light of Mr. Turner
Mike Leigh captures darkness and light in Mr. Turner.
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Altman Plays It Straight
Skip the Doc; Go See The Long Goodbye
Skip the documentary; go see The Long Goodbye.
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For British Eyes Only
Alan Turing’s Legacy Lives in The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game: all hail Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Annie Is Dead, Long Live Annie
Chill Out, Grownups—Annie‘s Not for You
Annie is a kids’ movie. For kids.
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Wrestler’s Paradise
Foxcatcher‘s True Crime Isn’t Tawdry Enough
Foxcatcher‘s true crime isn’t tawdry enough.
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Guiltless Pleasure
Top Five: Stand-up, Hiphop, and Double Dutch
Top Five isn’t the best movie, but it is the best kind of movie.
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Balls for Days
Horrible Bosses 2 Restores Balance to the Universe
Horrible Bosses 2 restores balance to the universe—by being terrible.
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Coming of Age—Eventually
Laggies Shouldn’t Be a Romcom
Laggies shouldn’t be a romcom.
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Campus Comedy
Sorry, White People, It’s Not About You
Sorry, white people, Dear White People isn’t really about you.
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Emotional Pornography for Idiots
The Best of Me Is the Literal Worst
The Best of Me is the literal worst.
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Comic as Perfectionist
Shane Torres Explains the Evolution of a Joke
Shane Torres shares the evolution of a joke.