Guest review: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
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August 13, 2019
Guest reviewer Damian Arlyn considers the place of Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood in director Quentin Tarantino's oeuvre.
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Wild Rose (2019)
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August 10, 2019
Wild Rose has the stuff to be the year's biggest crowdpleaser... but it's already disappearing from theaters. Don't let it get away.
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The Farewell (2019)
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August 8, 2019
The summer's most surprising hit, The Farewell has almost every critic singing its praises. Me, I might be a heartless monster, because I wasn't moved by it at all.
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2019)
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July 23, 2019
Can Terry Gilliam, after all that he and this troubled production has been through, deliver a satisfying Don Quixote movie based on inspiration that is now more than three decades old?
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Georgia O’Keeffe and others review The Lion King (2019)
July 19, 2019
Disney celebrates itself by making a shot-for-shot, photo-realistic remake of an audience favorite. According to the reviewers I admire and tend to trust, this is a product of the circle of lifelessness.
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Toy Story 4 and the Gabby Gabby problem
July 8, 2019
In Part 3 of my review, we wrestle with questions about controversial plot twists. (There will be spoilers!)
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Well played, Pixar! Thoughts on Toy Story 4
July 6, 2019
Part One of a three-part reflection on Toy Story 4, in which I am proven wrong and the movie turns out to be a fantastic, opening up promising new frontiers for these beloved characters.
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I Am Not a Witch (2018)
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July 2, 2019
Don't miss this overlooked treasure from 2018: a mystical "fantasy" about a young Zambian girl condemned as a witch.
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