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Josh Lasser is a freelance entertainment reporter/critic. His work has appeared in print, online, and perhaps one day in book form.
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Is “The Muppet Christmas Carol” the Best Adaptation of the Novel?
It is a time to celebrate the holidays and even if we talked about “A Christmas Carol” last week on the podcast, we’re doing it again this week. It is just that good. Last week, of course, we discussed the… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
It may sound impossible, but what if we really did have room for another Spider-Man origin story? Watch “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and you’ll be convinced that this new movie was absolutely worth making. Directors Bob Perischetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes”
More than halfway through the Alexis Bloom documentary, “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes,” an interesting question comes to the fore – did Roger Ailes believe the stories he had Fox News peddle, or was he just in… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Mary Queen of Scots” (2018)
At its outset, “Mary Queen of Scots” is a slow-paced chess match between two queens — Mary Stuart of Scotland (Saoirse Ronan) and Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie)of England. In fact, at points it seems curious that the film is not… Read More ›
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“Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” “Scrooged,” and Being a Good American
More than 20 years after the first film’s release, the sixth “Mission: Impossible” movie arrived on the big screen this summer. Now, it’s on Blu-ray, as is a 30th anniversary edition of the Bill Murray classic, “Scrooged.” Both films, as… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The American Meme”
What if there is a dark side to fame? What if money does not always buy happiness? What if there are actual real-world consequences to one’s actions? Such are the supposedly shocking revelations put forth by the new documentary, “The American… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Anna and the Apocalypse”
Perhaps the inevitable upcoming zombie apocalypse won’t be all bad. Assuredly loved ones will be lost and brains will be on the menu (it is a zombie apocalypse after all), but there might be singing and dancing, too, and who… Read More ›
