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Daniel Carlson

Daniel Carlson is a lapsed film critic living in Houston, Texas. His work has appeared at Oscilloscope's Musings, The Hollywood Reporter, Bright Wall/Dark Room, and more. He and his wife host a podcast called "How Have You Not Seen This?!"

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District 9 is not a subtle movie. It’s a sci-fi movie about prejudice and racism that’s set in Johannesburg and includes dialogue like a...

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Almost as much time has now passed since the release of Almost Famous as had passed between the movie’s release in September 2000 and...

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“It’s a good story.” “Thanks. It’s not true, but it proves my point.” Every movie about aliens is a movie about communication—or rather, miscommunication....

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Michelle McNamara’s only book was published after she died. She’d been working for years in the investigative pursuit of an uncaught, unidentified serial killer...

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When Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence was released in theaters at the end of June 2001, all anyone wanted to talk about was Stanley...