Apr 11
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C+
The Joss Whedon pattern is a predictable one. Whether in Buffy The Vampire Slayer or The Avengers, Whedon’s…
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Apr 1
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B+
When modern readers lambast the American literary canon, they’re probably complaining at least partially about…
Mar 18
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Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Mar 4
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C+
“Who is Clarice Starling?” remains a question for which the nascent CBS series Clarice has still not really provided…
Mar 1
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B-
There is an animated gif that appears more than once in Ruth: Justice Ginsburg In Her Own Words: It depicts Justice…
Feb 11
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B
“Shake that apple tree, you never know what’s gonna fall,” Captain James says to Walker and Micki at the end of…
Feb 10
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Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Feb 4
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C+
An episode like “Bobble Head” really encapsulates all the ups and downs of this new version of Walker. Good things…
Jan 28
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B-
“Sometimes we get things wrong,” Walker says to his former-partner-turned-boss Captain James as an explanation for…
Jan 21
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C+
Who is Walker, Texas Ranger? In the ’90s, that question had an easy answer. Chuck Norris’ karate-kicking,…
Jan 20
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B-
There’s a whole subgenre of movies about how war looks through the eyes of a child—a lineage of violent stories told…
Jan 7
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B+
Martin Scorsese laughs with his whole body, consumed by an ebullience that manifests in slapped knees and one moment…
Dec 17
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Dec 17
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For one blissful month, it seemed like the defining moment of movie culture this year might be the most joyful one,…
Dec 9
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Any movie can achieve a moment of greatness. We’re talking about those few minutes that stick with you for a…
Dec 8
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B-
Note: The writer of this review watched Farewell Amor on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to…
Nov 12
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C-
The Syrian Civil War has lasted for nearly a decade, the myriad conflicts of which have been fodder for numerous…
Nov 11
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B+
Note: The writer of this review watched Dreamland on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to see…
Nov 3
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On a semiregular basis during the past four years, the same prompt has gone around Film Twitter: What is the…
Oct 20
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B
High school rites of passage have a way of bringing communities together (Friday Night Lights, anyone?), and Midnight…