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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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Movie Review: “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for make Benefit once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
It is, sadly with no surprise, incumbent upon me to report to you that we, as a country, may be doomed. If you didn’t know it before, if you weren’t clued in by the number of people who think it’s… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Roald Dahl’s The Witches” (2020)
It is essential to, at some point in a review of the new version of “The Witches,” based on Roald Dahl’s novel, to call the movie “deeply weird.” So, right now, right off the bat, let’s get it out of… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Radium Girls”
If you listen to the wrong kind of politician, you will hear about how regulation kills commerce. You will hear about how all these unnecessary laws stop ingenuity, reduce profits, decrease production, depress the economy. What you will not hear… Read More ›
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Choose Your Own Batman Adventure
On today’s podcast we’re talking about the Batman… and the Robin (the second Robin, to be clear). There’s a new DC animated adventure out, “Batman: Death in the Family,” which is based on the comic storyline of the same name… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Honest Thief”
The Liam Neeson action thriller is its own genre. Twenty years ago one may not have thought his career would head in such a direction, but here we are – when someone tells you that they’re going to see the… Read More ›
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Changes for the Better with “The Haunting”
Sometimes things just work out. Earlier this year, although we couldn’t say just when, Amazon put Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House” on sale for the Kindle. I just happened to read the book and finish it less than… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The War with Grandpa”
It can be exceptionally weird when the setup for a movie mimics a portion of your own life, especially a relatively recent portion. With luck when watching such a movie, it’s a comedy or some sort of lighthearted affair, not… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Wolf of Snow Hollow”
As the end of “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” approached, I was surprised. Timing-wise, I knew we had to be getting there, but the Jim Cummings written/directed/starring feature had gone off on a tangent at some point and it felt… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Cagefighter” (2020)
It can be exceptionally difficult to judge a filmmaker’s intent. What viewers see is not intent, but the result of that intent. This result may be exactly what the filmmaker wanted to offer up, or it may be something wholly… Read More ›
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Why Haroula Rose left “Once Upon a River” in the 1970s (and Other Stories)
Writer-director Haroula Rose is here today to tell us all about her work adapting the novel “Once Upon a River,” and then filming that adaptation. Why did she leave it in the 1970s? How does she infuse her movie with… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Racer” (2020)
If you haven’t heard of Kieron J. Walsh’s new movie, “The Racer,” you may be forgiven. It had been due to appear at this year’s cancelled SXSW, released in mid-September. With the world the way it is this year, it… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Glorias”
It is entirely possible that at some point in the near future, someone who comes to this website to take a look at the film reviews and listen to the podcasts will think that we exist, at least at the… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Boys in the Band” (2020)
On a fairly regular basis, plays that have been made into movies still feel like plays. It is partially the limited number of locations used, but it is much more the feel of the dialogue. A wiser person would put… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
If you follow the news you will hear a lot of people—some perhaps well meaning and some most definitely not—suggest that the protests that have taken place in this country this summer are wrong. They will tell you that the… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Kajillionaire”
It is a truly impressive feat for a filmmaker to perfectly close the story they are telling just before the credits roll and, at the exact same second, have an audience truly care about what happens next. For such a… Read More ›
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A Ricking Good Time
The fourth season of Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty” is now out on Blu-ray and we’re talking about it on this week’s podcast. Now, if you haven’t seen the cartoon, you should know that it can be described in a… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Antebellum”
(editor’s note: I have done my best to avoid spoilers in the below, but can’t swear that there aren’t any.) Not for the first, it is important to say that there is a difference between raising important ideas in a… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Nest” (2020)
Written and directed by Sean Durkin, “The Nest” opens by offering a typical day in the life of one family in the 1980s. We get the husband, Rory (Jude Law), on an early morning phone call and then waking his… Read More ›
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A Delightful Little “Roman Holiday”
There are incredibly great reasons to be angry at the world right now, and if you’ve heard our recent podcasts, you will be well aware that we have expressed frustration at any number of (deserving) things. This week though we’re… Read More ›
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Erik Nelson of “Apocalypse ’45” on U.S. Might and Directorial Power
Featuring stunning images of the Pacific Theater during World War II, “Apocalypse ’45,” is currently airing on the Discovery Channel (check your local listings for exact days and times). Today’s podcast features the film’s director, Erik Nelson, who tells us… Read More ›
