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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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Does John Wick Blast his way Into Your Heart?
On today’s podcast, with the third “John Wick” film sitting atop the box office, we take look at the first two films and just what makes them so successful. There’s a little bit of Bond there. There’s some great world… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Photograph” (2019)
Do opposites really attract? There is an incredibly large number of movies which display individuals from very different backgrounds falling in love with one another and, perhaps, living happily ever after (stories tend to focus less on what happens next). … Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Perfect” (2019)
There are movies which are easy to watch, or rather, ones that the audience can receive without difficulty. Then there are more difficult watches, ones which require the audience to be an active viewer… or maybe even an active participant…. Read More ›
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Movie Review: “A Violent Separation”
Sometimes it doesn’t matter how foolish the impetus for a plot is, but rather how the work follows up that foolishness. One well worn movie and television storyline has people covering up an accidental death. Often such tales are ridiculous, with… Read More ›
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Hot Water is Good
Rather than following our usual format for a podcast–one which has me obsess about some aspect of a film–this week we’re going off the beaten track. Yes, this week we’re going to talk about hot water, tankless hot waters, and… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Charlie Says”
There can be no doubt that Charles Manson was a charismatic figure and that there is, quite clearly, a (morbid) fascination that still exists today around the crimes his “family” committed in the late ’60s. It is easy to sit… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Pokémon Detective Pikachu”
Computer generated special effects in this day and age are amazing things. What once may have seemed stiff and awkward now flows smoothly. The ability for the real and the imaginary to interact perfectly with one another is a delight, to… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Biggest Little Farm”
Sometimes skepticism is healthy, and sometimes it is not. All too often, however, it is impossible to tell to which side one’s skepticism belongs. As an example, take director John Chester’s documentary, “The Biggest Little Farm.” The piece focuses on… Read More ›
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Do You Want “What Men Want”
Taraji P. Henson is a force to be reckoned with in the relatively funny “What Men Want,” which is now out on Blu-ray. Aldis Hodge is a great co-star for her and Tracy Morgan is… Tracy Morgan, which is probably… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Vixen” (2019)
This critic, the vast majority of the time, does not enjoy writing a negative review (and he would suspect the same is true of others). Even when films are bad, a tremendous amount of effort went into creating them; people… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Tater Tot & Patton”
While you may know Jessica Rothe from “Happy Death Day” and “Happy Death Day 2 U,” those are not the charismatic actress’s only enjoyable performances. After playing on the big screen around the country, “Tater Tot & Patton” is arriving on… Read More ›
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The Years Making “Scheme Birds” were well Spent
On this week’s podcast we have directors Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin. The two women spent years filming Gemma, an inhabitant of a housing project, or “scheme,” in Scotland. Although they may not have known where the voyage would take… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Come to Daddy” (2019)
There are times when, in writing a review, a critic is compelled to offer up some sort of explanation of the events of the film; a brief synopsis if you will. Then there are other films where anything more than… Read More ›
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Car Rides and “The Kid who Would be King”
A road trip prevented a new “Lass is More” last week, but this week we’re back and we’re back with the fruits of that road trip. Put another way, our new car has a rear entertainment system, and that system… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Hellboy” (2019)
The rebooted “Hellboy” starts off with a voiceover by Ian McShane. Laying out the evil that Hellboy will be facing in this film, this opening feels absurdly rushed, as though McShane couldn’t wait to be done reading it, finish this… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Man who Killed Don Quixote”
It seems so very improbable that after decades trying to make “The Man who Killed Don Quixote,” Terry Gilliam’s movie is going to finally hit theaters here in the United States. In fact, it is a remarkable enough occurrence that… Read More ›
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“Holmes & Watson” & Unfunny Jokes
Up this week on the “Lass is More” podcast we have a discussion of the most recent collaboration between Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly — “Holmes & Watson.” The movie is out today on Blu-ray and DVD and… it… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Pet Sematary” (2019)
When telling a story, the question of motivation is an important one – why do the people in it do what they do, what prompts them to follow a certain path. In movies (or books or TV, etc.), the reasons… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Wind” (2019)
It is a wonderful setup for a movie – two lonely houses on the prairie, no one around for miles, and some sort of evil spirit lurking. The spirit that comes at night, on the wind, and terrorizes the women… Read More ›
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“Bumblebee” Gets Transformers Right
It may have taken six outings, but the Transformers film franchise finally got it right with “Bumblebee.” The movie is available on home video today, and so we’re taking a few minutes to discuss exactly why this entry succeeds where… Read More ›
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