Critics' Picks Video: 'East of Eden' by Mekado Murphy

A. O. Scott looks back at Elia Kazan's 1955 film adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel.

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Critics' Picks Video: 'The Squid and the Whale' by Mekado Murphy

A. O. Scott looks back at Noah Baumbach's family drama "The Squid and the Whale."

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Critics' Picks Video: 'The Shop Around the Corner' by Mekado Murphy

A. O. Scott looks back the holiday classic starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan.

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'Source Code' to Open South by Southwest Film Festival by Mekado Murphy

The science fiction thriller "Source Code" will open the South by Southwest Film Festival.

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Critics' Picks Video: 'Top Hat' by Mekado Murphy

In this week's Critics' Picks video, A. O. Scott looks back at the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers musical "Top Hat."

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Critics' Picks Video: 'Point Blank' by Mekado Murphy

A. O. Scott looks back at John Boorman's revenge film about the fate of the individual in the corporate world.

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Video: Developing 'Tangled' by Mekado Murphy

Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, the directors of "Tangled," discuss the progression of one scene from its early sketch stage to its final look.

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Critics' Picks Video: 'The Ice Storm' by Mekado Murphy

A. O. Scott on Ang Lee's film about the collapse of moral authority in a New York City suburb.

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Anatomy of a Scene: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' by Mekado Murphy

In this scene from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1," the director David Yates turns a coffee shop into a battlefield.

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Critics' Picks Video: 'The General' by Mekado Murphy

In this week's Critics' Pick, A. O. Scott looks back at the 1927 silent film "The General."

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