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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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“1917” Cast and Crew Talk One-Take Film
I have gone to some good New York Comic-Con panels in the past, but hands-down, the one for “1917” is my all-time favorite. It was therefore extra rewarding that following the panel I got to chat one-on-one with two of… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Little Monsters”
At this point in time, if you’re going to make a zombie movie, you have to do something different with it. You can’t just have zombies attack a small group of holdouts in a shopping mall anymore. We have all… Read More ›
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NYCC 19: “Lincoln” Rhyme and The Bone Collector
Once upon a time, way back in 1999, Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie starred in a movie called “The Bone Collector.” The film was based on the first novel in the Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffrey Deaver and at the… Read More ›
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NYCC 2019: “Are you Afraid of the Dark?” Again
I was a little too old to watch “Are you Afraid of the Dark?” the first time the series came around, but maybe I’m old enough once more now that the show is back for a miniseries airing on Nickelodeon… Read More ›
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NYCC 2019: The Wonder of “1917”
Next Tuesday, the “Lass is More” podcast will be offering up one-on-one interviews with director Sam Mendes, cinematographer Roger Deakins, actor Dean-Charles Chapman, and actor George MacKay. The four individuals, along with co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns and producer Pippa Harris, were… Read More ›
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NYCC 2019: “The King’s Man” and “Free Guy”
It is always interesting watching the division of time when there is not one, but two (or more), projects being discussed during a single panel at a conference. It doesn’t really mean anything necessarily, it just always leaves me curious…. Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Joker”
As an origin story, Todd Phillips’ “Joker” tells us exactly how the Clown Prince of Crime came to be (in this universe anyway). Co-written and directed by Phillips, the movie breaks down exactly what drives Joker to commit unparalleled acts… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “In the Tall Grass”
It is all too rare that we see a movie not only establish an intriguing premise, but manage to carry the intrigue forward for the full running time. Written and directed by Vincenzo Natali (based on a novella by Stephen… Read More ›
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“Mean Girls” Makes Fetch Happen
There are some movies which stand the test of time. I’m not quite suggesting that 15 years is that test, but it’s probably a pretty good approximation of the test for a high school movie. If such a film remains… Read More ›
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New York Film Festival Review: “The Irishman”
To say that a reunion of Martin Scorsese with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci has been eagerly anticipated (at least in certain corners) is an understatement. However long it took, the men have come back together, they have added… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Abominable” (2019)
As the credits began to roll there was no small amount of applause at the press screening I attended for “Abominable.” Children in the audience laughed throughout the movie and adults several times as well, so this ought not have… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Judy” (2019)
Who was Judy Garland when she was not on stage? This is the question that Rupert Goold’s new film, written by Tom Edge (based on the play “End of the Rainbow” by Peter Quilter), attempts to answer. By looking at… Read More ›
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Will Smith is one All-Powerful Genie
Some may have balked at the notion of taking on the role of the Genie in Disney’s live-action “Aladdin.” Robin Williams voiced the role to perfection in the animated movie and that could easily cause folks to stay away. Happily,… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Zeroville”
Do you prefer your movies simple and straightforward, or do you like them to operate as some sort of a fever dream, where one is never quite sure what is taking place, nor whether the events are real or imagined? … Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Ad Astra”
So often when movies take us into space, it is so that we can watch things blow up real good. There is, of course, absolutely nothing wrong with that, but it’s also wonderful to see a movie more in the “2001: … Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Downton Abbey”
Taking a television series, particularly a beloved one, to the big screen is an incredibly difficult task. Amongst the myriad of potential problems is the issue of needing to come up with a story worthy of being a movie in theaters… Read More ›
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Michael Waltrip on Surviving Change in the “Blink of an Eye”
Michael Waltrip, famed NASCAR driver, is the focus of a new documentary called “Blink of an Eye.” Based on his own book, this is the story of Waltrip’s NASCAR career and the great and terrible day on which he broke… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Hustlers” (2019)
Written and directed by Lorene Scafaria and “inspired” by a true story, “Hustlers” is one in a long line of movies that pretends to be deeper and smarter than it is in reality. At one crucial moment for the viewer,… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Freaks” (2019)
There are some movies that totally and completely blow you away; they somehow manage to peel back any and all emotional calluses and hit you were it hurts the most. After watching them you leave the theater shaking, wondering how… Read More ›
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The Beauty (and Horror) of “Apocalypse Now Final Cut”
Some filmmakers like to tweak their work, even years after the film’s original release. At the end of this summer, Francis Ford Coppola gave us a new version of “Apocalypse Now,” this one called “Apocalypse Now Final Cut.” The film… Read More ›
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