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David Copperfield‘s Tricks
I had all these complex theories about why there are so few good film versions of Charles Dickens’ novels. Then I saw The Personal...
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The Burnt Orange Heresy (PG-13) Giuseppe Capotondi adapts Charles Willeford’s novel into this atmospheric thriller that turns out to be something of a shell...
Words on Bathroom Walls: Plummer and Chef
A plurality of movie theaters reopens in Tarrant County this week. Along with so much else, the coronavirus epidemic has shifted the parameters of...
Sputnik: Passenger
For decades, Russian filmmakers have largely ignored the international audience. They’ve made films strictly for domestic moviegoers, because there have been enough of those...
Black, Gold, and Red Penguins
My interests in hockey and film don’t often intersect, but with the NHL back on the ice, Universal Studios is putting out Red Penguins,...
From Pop Culture to Cop Culture
Growing up as a Black kid in Kansas City, TV writer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas had a love-hate relationship with cop TV shows. As fun...
Amulet: Chiroptophobia
Nowhere have women film directors made such an impact as in horror movies. Of course, women have now directed great films in every genre,...
Yes, God, Yes: Avoid Leafy Greens
Yes, God, Yes brings back memories for me, because it is set at a Catholic school spiritual retreat in the early 2000s. I went...
Dark: Déjà Vu All Over Again
Netflix is pushing Dark pretty hard since airing the third and planned final season of the acclaimed German science-fiction show. If you’ve heard anything about...
Relic: Black Death
I couldn’t obtain a screener of Relic, so I strapped into a hazmat suit — okay, maybe a bit less than that — and...
