A Star is Born (2018)
On Movies & Media,Film Reviews
October 29, 2018
Bradley Cooper's big remake of A Star is Born strums all those predictable chords so hard, all the strings start breaking.
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Puzzle (2018)
October 2, 2018
This film looks like a movie made from far-too-familiar pieces. Instead, Puzzle is a delightful and rewarding surprise.
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Dead Poets Society and the Legacy of Dr. Luke Reinsma
September 19, 2018
Four years ago this week, I wrote about how I had changed my mind about "Dead Poets Society." This week, I re-post it as a tribute to my favorite professor.
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Three Identical Strangers (2018)
September 8, 2018
Three Identical Strangers is about the joys of brotherhood, the importance of free information and effective journalism, the difference between nature and nurture, and the dangers of science unchecked by conscience.
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Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
August 23, 2018
Crazy Rich Asians is a Cinderella story in which someone much richer than most of us discovers that wealth is relative, and she might not measure up to the standards of China's super-rich.
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Eighth Grade (2018)
August 16, 2018
If "Love is attention," like they say in Lady Bird, then the secret of Eighth Grade is the love it shows its central character: 13-year-old Kayla.
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Mission: Impossible — Fallout (2018)
August 9, 2018
While Mission: Impossible—Fallout played, I loved every minute of it. But afterward, I had an itch that I couldn't scratch. I wrote this to scratch it.
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Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
On Movies & Media,On Songs & Albums
July 24, 2018
Just what the summer movie season needed: a light, fun, frivolous 90 minutes in a record store with Nick Offerman.
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
July 17, 2018
I'm not likely to see a more memorable, meaningful movie all year. Neither are you.
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