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Alan Jacobson

Alan Jacobson is a film and music columnist and educator in Chicago.

in issue 59

Communication Breakdown: Reboarding Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train — "You only need one leg to get around. Sure helps to have two."

Innocence Lost or Regained? The Clear-Eyed Vision of Jesus Camp — "Real things happening to real people"

in issue 46

Let's Talk About Sex, Baby: Revisiting Preminger's The Moon Is Blue
Mixing it up with Otto and Alfred (Kinsey, that is)

in issue 44

The Masked and Anonymous Carnival of Disappointment, Exploitation, and Profound Ironies
“We’re all trying to kill time, but time ends up killing us.”

The Great Marriage Debate of 1924: Lubitsch’s Masterful Silent on DVD
In which Lubitsch pioneers the screwball comedy of manners

What’s The Point? The Legendary 1971 Animated Feature on DVD
In a freethinking, whimsical world, relativism reigns

in issue 43

Down with Underrated Masterpieces!! Looney Tunes: Back in Action and Down with Love
The sound of no hands clapping