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Further Notes on “Django Unchained”
Here we go with my leftover thoughts about Django Unchained that I couldn’t get in my review of the movie. Warning: spoilers ahead.
Everyone’s discussing...
The Best Movie Dialogue of 2016
It’s time once again for my favorite blog post of the year, where I take advantage of the infinite space that the internet gives...
Benjamin Britten and “Moonrise Kingdom”
Benjamin Britten’s music is one of my specialties, as it happens, and it’s front and center for one of my favorite movies of the...
The Best Jane Austen Movies
On account of the pandemic, Focus Features has announced it is releasing Emma. on streaming services tomorrow, and so I’m posting this listicle of...
A Simple Favor: The Vanishing of Emily
I’ll admit I enjoyed A Simple Favor more than I expected to. That’s probably because I read the Darcey Bell thriller novel that it’s...
Les Misérables: Do You Hear the Actors Sing?
I’ve never been a fan of Les Misérables, the Broadway musical, and the movie version reminded me of all the reasons: the bombast, the...
Thor: Good God Almighty
Everyone seems surprised that Kenneth Branagh is directing Thor. Well, I’m not. True, he made his name directing and starring in a string of...
Boxer Willie
You should always be suspicious of homeless dramas that star Oscar-nominated Hollywood actors. There are so many different ways that such movies can go...
Mary Poppins Returns: Go Fly a Kite
Okay, so Mary Poppins Returns is loud. That’s the first word that’s coming to mind. There are others, too: It’s energetic, boisterous, and overbearing....
Baby, It’s Fate
Javier Bardem made his American debut and snagged an Oscar nomination all in one bang when he portrayed the gay Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas...
