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About Michael

Michael Nordine is a Los Angeles-based film critic. His writing has been featured in Variety, the Los Angeles Times, Vice, LA Weekly, the Village Voice, and the Washington Post, among others, and his reviews can be found on both Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes. Michael served as Weekend Editor at IndieWire prior to joining Britannica, a position that saw him filing articles live from the Oscars and Golden Globes.

He is a member of both LAFCA (the Los Angeles Film Critics Association) and FIPRESCI (the International Federation of Film Critics).

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The Love That Remains

As the seasons change in The Love That Remains, so do the vibes.

Issue
77
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

The best zombie movies are more concerned with the living than they are with the dead.

Issue
76
A Useful Ghost

A Useful Ghost is almost certainly the best movie ever made about a possessed vacuum cleaner.

Issue
75
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