September 26, 2022
Two new essays in one week: The Enlightened Replicant and the Liberated Marionette
New writing is heating up my laptop these days. I have two new essays — my…
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August 23, 2022
Where Did My Community Go? Marcel the Shell Offers Insight at The Rabbit Room
After posting my initial review of Marcel the Shell With Shoes One here at…
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August 18, 2022
In Roger Michell’s final film*, Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren are in trouble with the law
Roger Michell's final film* is an endearing epilogue to an impressive…
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August 15, 2022
Mrs. Harris goes to the land of pure imagination
The great Leslie Manville proves that she can make even a cloying…
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August 7, 2022
Moretz is magnificent as the gremlin-fighting Maude
This isn't a one-woman show, but it's close: Chloë Grace Moretz gives this…
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July 31, 2022
Hilarity and hardship: an unforgettable Iranian road movie
The son of the great Jafar Panahi has become a promising filmmaker himself.…
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July 18, 2022
My multi-viewings of the year’s best multi-verse movie
A conversation between moviegoers Cravis Frankly and Jeffrey Overstreet…
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July 10, 2022
Making Marcel the Shell my new mentor…
Marcel is the kind of film that I suspect Jim Henson would have loved: It's…
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