Ever heard of Godwin’s law? All online arguments eventually devolve into a shouting match that invokes a Hitler or Nazi comparison, it states. Crime news has a similar problem for enthusiastic readers....
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Isolation does weird things to the mind, and since the streaming giants only feature random episodes of “Jeopardy!,” how are we supposed to find media that make us think? “Game of Thrones”...
This is the first in a series of recommendations of films and series that can be accessed at home during the season of social distancing and shutdown of theaters. Stay safe while you quarantine and chill...
Nobody’s perfect. Pixar proved that some time ago by going all in with not one but three “Cars” films. That’s the studio’s low. As for “Onward,” a clever take on modern-day fantasy, the 22nd...
As an analogy, “The Invisible Man” paints a grim picture of domestic abuse. Imagine a scenario in which a woman escapes atrocities done to her unseen by others and her abuser continues to harass...
Step aside, bow-wielding Gwyneth Paltrow, a new Emma has arrived, ready to catapult us into all the early 1880s drama only the mighty Jane Austen provides.
This time around, the role of heroine...
The first anomaly of 2020 has arrived in the form of a blue mammal who debuted on the Sega Genesis in 1991. Frankly, when the first trailer for “Sonic the Hedgehog” rolled out last year, the whole...
In the growing superhero film canon (including all the supervillain and antihero fare popping up), “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” – now called “Harley...
After last year’s best pic fiasco, what actually wins and what deserves to win depends on the peculiar formula employed by the Academy to determine top honors. Something about rankings as opposed...
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “Harriet” and “Richard Jewell” will go home empty-handed come Oscars night. One lead, two supporting and an original song nom are their only chances,...
“The Two Popes”
When Pope Benedict XVI resigned, something done by only one pope 600 years prior, Pope Francis breathed new life into Catholicism. That’s the position of Netflix’s “The...
As is, the Oscars’ director category includes one promising candidate, Bong Joon Ho, for the critically praised “Parasite.” Sure, Martin Scorsese directs the hell out of his 3 1/2-hour crime...
I live cinema, bathing in each edited moment, filmed beautifully, expertly performed on intricate sets. And as the decade concluded, I wished I saw more, learned more, experienced more in unique multiplex...
Online discourse amplifies a whole lotta complaining, from “The Last Jedi” haters to alleged real fans whose childhood memories are “ruined” by the Disney “Star Wars” film lot. Yawn. The galaxy...
Cinema is an emotional experience. The Avengers make us cheer as they assemble. Martin Scorsese suspends our moral compass in favor of some shady dude’s journey into criminality. And try surviving...
Bob Clark’s 1974 proto-slasher changed the game for horror, popularizing tropes like the killer whose face is never revealed and the call tracked to inside the house. Nine years later, Clark would...
The streaming wars are upon us. Once, cord cutters only needed one of a few subscriptions in place of overpriced cable fees. But the big four media conglomerates refuse to go down, offering their own options....
Director Rian Johnson’s career is a curious one. First, the indie noir “Brick,” then trippy time traveling “Looper,” followed by “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” which gives expectation...
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