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Scarlett and Black
When Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff died in Avengers: Endgame — uh, spoiler alert — I thought, “She can’t be dead, because there’s going to be...
Ozon Layers
For the last 15 years, François Ozon has been one of the world’s most fascinating filmmakers. On one hand, he makes airy, farcical, Almodóvar-on-a-sugar-high...
Leftover Star Trek thoughts (and a defense of the fanboys)
With the release of the new Star Trek movie, your local movie theater will once again become nerd central. With it comes a wave...
Dora: Inca Dinka Doo
Early on, Dora and the Lost City of Gold signals that it’s not going to be a straight-up live-action version of Dora the Explorer,...
Bonus Film Review: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Unfortunately, the biggest accomplishment of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is to draw attention to the Ben Fountain novel that it's based on. That...
Film Shorts
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After Class (NR) Justin Long stars in this comedy as a professor who flees campus for a week after his behavior lands him in...
New Words With Ramona and Sarah
I just got back from watching the upcoming movie Ramona and Beezus, and while I can't tell you my opinion of it just yet,...
The Best Lead Performances of 2014
In contrast to my list of best supporting actors this past year, my list of best lead actors is so overwhelmingly male that it’s...
Ewoks on the Wild Side
The ewoks from 1983’s “Return of the Jedi” were largely responsible for cooling my passion for the original “Star Wars” franchise. Cute and mischevious...
History Brooks
Mel Brooks was always a sketch writer. He started out on the 1950s TV program Your Show of Shows, part of a legendary writers’...
