It was a whirlwind, worldwide promotional tour for City Lights (1931) that brought Charlie Chaplin up close and personal with the global economic and political turmoil that would in large part inform his follow-up feature, Modern Times (1936). Chaplin, who knew poverty and hunger first-hand, having endured both […]
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“This may be the midpoint of the season, but it already feels like these cycles of self-delusion are about to crash.”
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“Sing along with a corpse and come out the other side appreciating the bus ride home.”
“A series of goofy images isn’t a comedy.”
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