Joshua Rothkopf has been covering cinema for In These Times since 1999. His work has appeared in The Village Voice, The Chicago Reader, Isthmus and City Pages, among other publications.
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Culture
Undiscovered Country
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
9/11 at the Movies
Joshua Rothkopf
Culture
Smash and Grab
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
Kiss the Girls, Make Them Cry
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
Into the Woods
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
Headphone Mind
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
Truth and Consequences
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
The Subject Was Orchids
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
As the World Yearns
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
The Big Picture
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
Arms and the Cameraman
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
I See Green People
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
Love Is a Battlefield
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
Dive in, the Pool’s Empty
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
Twice Upon a Time
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
Technical Foul
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
Heroes and Survivors
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
Royals, Lords, Jesters
Joshua Rothkopf
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Culture
HEAD FOR THE HILLS
Joshua Rothkopf
Culture
Swedish Meatballs
Together at last
Joshua Rothkopf
Culture
Monkey See, Monkey Shoot
Joshua Rothkopf
Culture
Partial Recall
Joshua Rothkopf