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Criterion Close-Up 37: Only Angels Have Wings (1939)


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Mark and Aaron fly back to 1939 to discuss Howard Hawks’ classic Only Angels Have Wings. We evaluate the special effects, how the film built suspense, the context of aviation in the late 1930s, and later films that embody a similar masculinity. We also reveal the winner of our Don Hertzfeldt contest and talk about...
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Criterion Close-UpBy Aaron West