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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: “Widows”
Steve McQueen’s new film, “Widows,” starts with a whiz-bang opening sequence, cutting between the home life of four thieves and the same thieves on the job. The jumps between the two are purposefully jarring, causing the audience to sit up… Read More ›
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“BlacKkKlansman,” “Midaq Alley” & Racist Presidential Rhetoric
Sometimes we sit down to watch movies and simply cannot escape their echoes. We look and we see the movies reflected in our world, for good or for ill. So, this week we’re looking at “BlacKkKlansman” and “Midaq Alley,” two… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Overlord” (2018)
It is very nearly the plot of a videogame. That sentence isn’t written in some sort of hyperbolic way either – the “Wolfenstein” franchise has spent no small amount of time exploring the various hypothetical things the Nazis could have… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”
It is clear from the start of the new, animated feature length “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” that the audience is going to get some wonderfully bright, detailed, engaging animation. What is less clear is if the movie will work as… Read More ›
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“Christopher Robin” is Eeyore, “Incredibles 2” is… Incredible
What is it to be a family? What does that mean? How do we live our lives and comport ourselves so as to do the best for them. This week we have two very different Disney movies that attempt to… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Outlaw King”
It has been more than 20 years since “Braveheart” hit movie theaters. The film was incredibly well-received and no matter the issues with its star/director, the shadow of “Braveheart” is a long one. Netflix’s new “Outlaw King” picks up after the… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Biopics are not always strictly true, they are not fastidious and precise. Liberties are taken. It is a necessary part of the process that is condensing someone’s life into a two hour movie. I have said this before and it… Read More ›
