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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: “Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare”
Imagine, if you will, a bunch of drunken college seniors, down in Mexico for spring break, ready to party one last time before the “real world” descends upon them. There is liquor. There is debauchery. There is infighting. There is more… Read More ›
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“Phantom Thread,” “Molly’s Game,” and “Up in Smoke” hit Blu-ray
Some weeks are just good weeks for Blu-ray releases, and this is one of them. Two great movies from last year and one great one from 40 years ago are all available on Blu-ray as of today. I know that… Read More ›
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Not a Movie Review: “Borg vs. McEnroe”
“You cannot be serious! That ball was on the line! Chalk flew up!” Back in 2004, I used to hear John McEnroe yell that day after day after day and now, 14 years later, I can still hear it in my… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “A Quiet Place” (2018)
In its best moments, writer-director-executive producer-star John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” is not just a terrifying story of monsters who kill anything they hear, but the smaller story of a family just struggling to survive. It is a movie concerned… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Blockers”
Is it possible to make a raunchy teenage sex comedy today, one that focuses on a diversity of opinions and backgrounds and sexual orientations, one that has fun with the genre, one that notes the double standards while still centering… Read More ›
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“A Suitable Girl” Directors Talk Shifting Marriage Process in India
On today’s “Lass is More” we have directors Sarita Khurana & Smriti Mundhra, whose documentary, “A Suitable Girl,” is available on Amazon. The film tells the story of three different women in India and their paths to, and sometimes in,… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Ready Player One”
I will say right up front that I have two very distinct sets of feelings about “Ready Player One.” The first of these notes how much fun it is to sit there and point out each and every visual in the… Read More ›
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Going Back-to-Back-to-Back to the Future
This past weekend, I took my daughter to the movies. That, in and of itself, isn’t particularly special – she’ll go to the movies with me no fewer than three times this week. No, what makes it special is that… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Pacific Rim Uprising”
I am not a huge fan of the first “Pacific Rim” movie. The Guillermo del Toro movie may feature great actions sequences and a stirring speech or two, but the main storyline is a strictly paint-by-numbers affair, one we have… Read More ›
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Is There an Upside to “Downsizing?”
Alexander Payne’s “Downsizing” arrives on Blu-ray this week and with that arrival we have some important questions to ask. Chief amongst these is why exactly does the film take a sharp turn to the bad after it starts off so… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Isle of Dogs”
Wes Anderson is a filmmaker truly adept at crafting an image. Every frame feels carefully composed, every camera angle considered. Watching a Wes Anderson film one gets the sense that they are truly witnessing his vision on screen and a story… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Tomb Raider”
At the opening of the new “Tomb Raider” film, our heroine, Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander), gets beaten quite badly while sparring in the ring. The scene is poorly shot, with quick cuts and a bouncing camera that make it difficult… Read More ›
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Director Rachel Israel on her Process with “Keep the Change”
Today’s “Lass is More” podcast features a discussion with Rachel Israel, the writer and director of “Keep the Change,” which is out in New York this week and L.A. next week. The film centers on people with autism and her… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Love, Simon”
In the new movie, “Love, Simon,” a teenage boy faces the need to tell his family and friends that he is gay. That is, understandably, already a difficult thing for him to face, but it’s one made all the more… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Gringo” (2018)
It would be very easy to nitpick “Gringo,” the new comedy directed by Nash Edgerton with a script from Anthony Tambakis and Matthew Stone. After all, plenty of scenes don’t work, there are more coincidences than one can shake a… Read More ›
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Richard Levine Talks “Submission” and Me Too on “Lass is More”
Today we have writer-director Richard Levine on the podcast to talk about his new movie, “Submission.” The film stars Stanley Tucci as a professor who pursues a relationship with a student and quickly finds himself going to a very bad… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Goes Tomb Raider-ing
The release of a new “Tomb Raider” movie is imminent and that means that we’re also getting a new video release of the two older films. This week, 4K UHD versions of “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” and “Lara Croft Tomb… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Chamber” (2018)
The Ben Parker written and directed film, “The Chamber,” is not for anyone with a fear of enclosed spaces. Much of the film’s 87 minute runtime is devoted wholly to a small group of people on board a no-longer-top-of-the-line submarine… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Game Night” (2018)
Movie trailers can be deceiving. To watch a trailer for the new film, “Game Night,” one might think that they were being setup to see a middling comedy, something with a few chuckles no doubt, but also with much potential… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Annihilation” (2018)
I hate being hyperbolic, especially at the top of a review, but it would not be going too far to say that I love Alex Garland’s new film, “Annihilation.” With a screenplay from Garland, based on a book by Jeff… Read More ›
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