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With the Help of AI, Even Your Garden House Will Soon Be an Architectural Gem

With the Help of AI, Even Your Garden House Will Soon Be an Archite...

“Architects need to start thinking about AI, because Silicon Valley is not waiting for us to wake up.”
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Ben Van Alboom
Porn in the Age of Me Too: “Consent Is Also Part of the Conversation On a Porn Set”

Porn in the Age of Me Too: “Consent Is Also Part of the Conversatio...

It would be a bit of a stretch to say that the porn industry anticipated the Me Too movement. “But I would say we were early to the party.”
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Ben Van Alboom
“This Is How I Win” — The Best Movies of 2020

“This Is How I Win” — The Best Movies of 2020

It’s been an incredibly weird movie year. But there were still a bunch of standouts.
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Ben Van Alboom
Please don’t label Tiger King as a documentary — it’s sloppy and extremely superficial reality TV

Please don’t label Tiger King as a documentary — it’s sloppy and ex...

Granted, the popular Netflix series Tiger King is entertaining. It is also exploitative, hollow, and all over the place.
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Ben Van Alboom
20 Fun Movies on Netflix (That Don’t Have $#!£ to Do with Corona)

20 Fun Movies on Netflix (That Don’t Have $#!£ to Do with Corona)

Not going out (much) in the next couple of weeks because you’re self-quarantined or simply prefer to stay in? These movies should help!
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Ben Van Alboom
Why ‘Parasite’ Won Best Picture and ‘Roma’ Didn’t (And Yes, It’s Because of Netflix)

Why ‘Parasite’ Won Best Picture and ‘Roma’ Didn’t (And Yes, It’s Be...

No, Oscar voters don’t dislike Netflix, or Netflix movies. But they don’t register their impact … because Netflix won’t allow it.
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Ben Van Alboom
And the Oscar Goes to …

And the Oscar Goes to …

All the Oscar-nominated films I managed to see — from WOW to WTF — and my predictions. Spoiler: the best won’t win (much).
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Ben Van Alboom
The Fall Of San Fernando Valley PART II: The Rise Of Custom Porn

The Fall Of San Fernando Valley PART II: The Rise Of Custom Porn

“Today everyone can get into the business, and every woman can be her own producer.”
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Ben Van Alboom
20 Best Movies of the 2010s

20 Best Movies of the 2010s

I had to kill a few darlings but here are my twenty favorite movies of the 2010s!
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Ben Van Alboom
“Merry Christmas, motherfucker!” Why Die Hard is the best Christmas movie ever

“Merry Christmas, motherfucker!” Why Die Hard is the best Christmas...

Seriously, it is.
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Ben Van Alboom
Take Five: This Year’s Best Film Fest Gent Movies

Take Five: This Year’s Best Film Fest Gent Movies

With the 46th edition of Film Fest Gent coming to a close, it’s time for a little round-up (of my five favorite movies).
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Ben Van Alboom
The Fall of San Fernando Valley: How Silicon Valley F*$%ed Over Silicone Valley

The Fall of San Fernando Valley: How Silicon Valley F*$%ed Over Sil...

What happened to the once-illustrious San Fernando Valley now that everyone is, basically, watching everything for free?
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Ben Van Alboom
Why Steven Spielberg needs to stop whining about Netflix (and Roma)

Why Steven Spielberg needs to stop whining about Netflix (and Roma)

In recent weeks, several film industry professionals have made derogatory comments about Roma and Netflix. Clearly, they’re wrong.
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Ben Van Alboom
All 37 Oscar Nominated Feature Films — from Really, Really Good to #WTF

All 37 Oscar Nominated Feature Films — from Really, Really Good to ...

It’s Oscar weekend! And just in time, I managed to watch all 37 nominated feature films (and make my predictions). The good news: the…
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Ben Van Alboom
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