Category: Opinion
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‘You People’ Brings the People Together
Religion, race and generations collide in this romantic comedy starring Jonah Hill
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Storm & Starfire Colorism
How closely does an actor need to resemble a character or historical figure in order to portray them on the Silver Screen? Seems to depend on color.
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Searching for Identity in Iñárritu’s Bardo
The director’s latest is a dreamlike exploration of a consciousness torn between two homelands, and the implications of history and memory suspended in limbo.
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Darren Aronofsky’s Top 5 Films
Darren Arronofsky focuses on diverse and heartbreaking stories about the human experience.
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The Discreet Insensitivity of ‘Slumberland’
The cultural insensitivity of ‘Slumberland’ is discreet, and can be easily overlooked in CGI extravaganza.
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Getting Lost in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a confusing movie with a meandering plot amidst a beautiful rendering of 1930s New York
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EO, More Than Just a Lost Donkey
The human experience is described through the eyes of a marginalized outsider, neither judgmental nor invested, just an observant donkey.
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Here Comes a ‘Spirited’ Christmas
Spirited inverts the tropes of the holiday musical genre to update an age-old tale for 2022. It’s a paean to those who make grand spectacles possible.
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A Spoiler-Free Review of ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’… I Promise!
A spoiler-free review of ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,’ highlighting the way the modern setting and current social climate once again influence Johnson’s approach to the whodunit narrative.
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A Simple Mix-up has Barbaric Results in ‘Barbarian’
‘Barbarian’ is horror infused with something ridiculous that makes the whole thing entertaining.