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lg:mt-2"> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/features/appreciating-the-brushstrokes-pre-computer-animation-and-the-human-touch"> Appreciating the Brushstrokes: Pre-Computer Animation and the Human Touch </a> </h2> <div class="montserrat-700 text-primary-gold mt-3 mb-3 flex items-center"> <div class="w-[32px] h-[32px] rounded-full mr-3 overflow-hidden"><img width="128" height="85" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz.jpg" class="h-full object-cover" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz.jpg 1200w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px" /></div> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/contributors/matt-zoller-seitz">Matt Zoller Seitz</a> </div> <p>An ode to old-fashioned animation.</p> <div class="text-meta-grey"> 3 days ago </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="big-article px-2 py-3 sm:p-4"> <div class="flex flex-col lg:grid lg:grid-cols-12"> <a class="px-4 col-start-1 col-end-8 h-full" href="https://www.rogerebert.com/features/apocalypse-then-godzilla-minus-one-minus-color"> <img width="700" height="288" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-12-at-12.12.37 PM-png.webp" class="w-full h-full object-cover has-transparency wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-12-at-12.12.37 PM-png.webp 700w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-12-at-12.12.37 PM-672x276.png 672w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-12-at-12.12.37 PM-320x132.png 320w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-12-at-12.12.37 PM-324x133.png 324w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-12-at-12.12.37 PM-256x105.png 256w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" data-has-transparency="true" data-dominant-color="373737" style="--dominant-color: #373737;" /> </a> <div class="col-start-8 px-4 col-end-13 flex flex-col justify-center"> <h2 class="text-3xl md:text-4xl xl:text-5xl z-10 mt-4 lg:mt-2"> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/features/apocalypse-then-godzilla-minus-one-minus-color"> Apocalypse Then: Godzilla Minus One Minus Color </a> </h2> <div class="montserrat-700 text-primary-gold mt-3 mb-3 flex items-center"> <div class="w-[32px] h-[32px] rounded-full mr-3 overflow-hidden"><img width="128" height="85" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz.jpg" class="h-full object-cover" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz.jpg 1200w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px" /></div> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/contributors/matt-zoller-seitz">Matt Zoller Seitz</a> </div> <div class="text-meta-grey"> November 12, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="big-article px-2 py-3 sm:p-4"> <div class="flex flex-col lg:grid lg:grid-cols-12"> <a class="px-4 col-start-1 col-end-8 h-full" href="https://www.rogerebert.com/tributes/a-voice-from-the-great-unconscious-tony-todd-1954-2024"> <img width="2902" height="1486" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-11-at-5.24.10 PM-png.webp" class="w-full h-full object-cover has-transparency wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-11-at-5.24.10 PM-png.webp 2902w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-11-at-5.24.10 PM-768x393-png.webp 768w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-11-at-5.24.10 PM-1536x787.png 1536w, 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<div class="montserrat-700 text-primary-gold mt-3 mb-3 flex items-center"> <div class="w-[32px] h-[32px] rounded-full mr-3 overflow-hidden"><img width="128" height="85" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz.jpg" class="h-full object-cover" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz.jpg 1200w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px" /></div> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/contributors/matt-zoller-seitz">Matt Zoller Seitz</a> </div> <p>A tribute to Tony Todd.</p> <div class="text-meta-grey"> November 12, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="big-article px-2 py-3 sm:p-4"> <div class="flex flex-col lg:grid lg:grid-cols-12"> <a class="px-4 col-start-1 col-end-8 h-full" href="https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/a-prophet-is-without-honor-in-his-own-country-or-the-curious-case-of-clint-eastwood"> <img width="2560" height="1779" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rev-1-JR2-04507r_High_Res_JPEG-scaled-jpeg.webp" class="w-full h-full object-cover not-transparent wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rev-1-JR2-04507r_High_Res_JPEG-scaled-jpeg.webp 2560w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rev-1-JR2-04507r_High_Res_JPEG-768x534-jpeg.webp 768w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rev-1-JR2-04507r_High_Res_JPEG-1536x1067.jpeg 1536w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rev-1-JR2-04507r_High_Res_JPEG-2048x1423.jpeg 2048w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rev-1-JR2-04507r_High_Res_JPEG-404x281.jpeg 404w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rev-1-JR2-04507r_High_Res_JPEG-259x180.jpeg 259w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rev-1-JR2-04507r_High_Res_JPEG-324x225.jpeg 324w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rev-1-JR2-04507r_High_Res_JPEG-256x178.jpeg 256w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="7a7371" style="--dominant-color: #7a7371;" /> </a> <div class="col-start-8 px-4 col-end-13 flex flex-col justify-center"> <h2 class="text-3xl md:text-4xl xl:text-5xl z-10 mt-4 lg:mt-2"> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/a-prophet-is-without-honor-in-his-own-country-or-the-curious-case-of-clint-eastwood"> A Prophet is Without Honor in His Own Country; or, The Curious Case of Clint Eastwood </a> </h2> <div class="montserrat-700 text-primary-gold mt-3 mb-3 flex items-center"> <div class="w-[32px] h-[32px] rounded-full mr-3 overflow-hidden"><img width="128" height="85" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz.jpg" class="h-full object-cover" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz.jpg 1200w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px" /></div> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/contributors/matt-zoller-seitz">Matt Zoller Seitz</a> </div> <p>A piece on Clint Eastwood and the WB mishandling of his "Juror #2."</p> <div class="text-meta-grey"> November 7, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="big-article px-2 py-3 sm:p-4"> <div class="flex flex-col lg:grid lg:grid-cols-12"> <a class="px-4 col-start-1 col-end-8 h-full" href="https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/the-unloved-part-131-dark-city"> <img width="2048" height="1367" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MV5BNDMxMTgzMDEyN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzgxODY3Mw@@._V1_-jpg.webp" class="w-full h-full object-cover not-transparent wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MV5BNDMxMTgzMDEyN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzgxODY3Mw@@._V1_-jpg.webp 2048w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MV5BNDMxMTgzMDEyN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzgxODY3Mw@@._V1_-768x513-jpg.webp 768w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MV5BNDMxMTgzMDEyN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzgxODY3Mw@@._V1_-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MV5BNDMxMTgzMDEyN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzgxODY3Mw@@._V1_-421x281.jpg 421w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MV5BNDMxMTgzMDEyN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzgxODY3Mw@@._V1_-270x180.jpg 270w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MV5BNDMxMTgzMDEyN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzgxODY3Mw@@._V1_-324x216.jpg 324w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MV5BNDMxMTgzMDEyN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzgxODY3Mw@@._V1_-256x171.jpg 256w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="1d2627" style="--dominant-color: #1d2627;" /> </a> <div class="col-start-8 px-4 col-end-13 flex flex-col justify-center"> <h2 class="text-3xl md:text-4xl xl:text-5xl z-10 mt-4 lg:mt-2"> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/the-unloved-part-131-dark-city"> The Unloved, Part 131: Dark City </a> </h2> <div class="montserrat-700 text-primary-gold mt-3 mb-3 flex items-center"> <div class="w-[32px] h-[32px] rounded-full mr-3 overflow-hidden"><img width="128" height="85" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Scout-Tafoya.jpg" class="h-full object-cover not-transparent" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Scout-Tafoya.jpg 1200w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Scout-Tafoya-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Scout-Tafoya-422x281.jpg 422w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Scout-Tafoya-270x180.jpg 270w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Scout-Tafoya-324x216.jpg 324w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Scout-Tafoya-256x171.jpg 256w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="8b888d" style="--dominant-color: #8b888d;" /></div> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/contributors/scout-tafoya">Scout Tafoya</a> </div> <p>Our "Unloved" series looks back at Alex Proyas' dark sci-fi masterpiece, beloved by Roger.</p> <div class="text-meta-grey"> November 1, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="big-article px-2 py-3 sm:p-4"> <div class="flex flex-col lg:grid lg:grid-cols-12"> <a class="px-4 col-start-1 col-end-8 h-full" href="https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/dick-pope-tribute"> <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dickpope-jpg.webp" class="w-full h-full object-cover not-transparent wp-post-image" alt="Dick Pope" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dickpope-jpg.webp 1200w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dickpope-768x461-jpg.webp 768w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dickpope-468x281.jpg 468w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dickpope-300x180.jpg 300w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dickpope-324x194.jpg 324w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dickpope-256x154.jpg 256w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="4e4540" style="--dominant-color: #4e4540;" /> </a> <div class="col-start-8 px-4 col-end-13 flex flex-col justify-center"> <h2 class="text-3xl md:text-4xl xl:text-5xl z-10 mt-4 lg:mt-2"> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/dick-pope-tribute"> A Master of Subtle Function: Cinematographer Dick Pope (1947-2024) </a> </h2> <div class="montserrat-700 text-primary-gold mt-3 mb-3 flex items-center"> <div class="w-[32px] h-[32px] rounded-full mr-3 overflow-hidden"><img width="128" height="85" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz.jpg" class="h-full object-cover" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz.jpg 1200w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Matt-Zoller-Seitz-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px" /></div> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/contributors/matt-zoller-seitz">Matt Zoller Seitz</a> </div> <p>A tribute to the acclaimed cinematographer, responsible for many of Mike Leigh's most striking depictions of the mundane.</p> <div class="text-meta-grey"> October 24, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="big-article px-2 py-3 sm:p-4"> <div class="flex flex-col lg:grid lg:grid-cols-12"> <a class="px-4 col-start-1 col-end-8 h-full" href="https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/30-minutes-on-talk-radio"> <img width="1816" height="1058" src="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-8.15.26 PM-png.webp" class="w-full h-full object-cover has-transparency wp-post-image" alt="From left to right: Ellen Green, Eric Bogosian and Alec Baldwin in "Talk Radio," Oliver Stone's film of Bogosian's play about a self-destructive shock DJ" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-8.15.26 PM-png.webp 1816w, https://www.rogerebert.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-8.15.26 PM-768x447-png.webp 768w, 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