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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: “All the Money in the World”
I walked 25 minutes, each way, in a windy and chilly New York City in order to save seven dollars on parking for my screening of “All the Money in the World.” Those seven bucks represent a 50% decrease in… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Downsizing”
There is a genius of an idea within “Downsizing,” the new movie from Alexander Payne (“Sideways,” “The Descendants”), which he directs and wrote with Jim Taylor. Starring Matt Damon and Hong Chau, this is the tale of people who have… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Phantom Thread”
I do not know what I expected sitting down for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread.” The film, written and directed by Anderson, stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, and Lesley Manville. It is the story of an idiosyncratic dress designer in… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Post” (2017)
Given his druthers, Donald Trump would destroy our freedoms. He would undermine the First Amendment of the United States of America, eliminating any and all publications (no matter the medium) which disagree with any of his stances and/or dare to… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” on “mother!,” “Stronger,” & “Blood Money”
This is it (we think), the last podcast of the year. Rather than doing some grand look back at 2017, we’ve opted to take a gander at a final three films that are just arriving on blu-ray. Yup, we’re going… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”
This is the moment in the year when we see so many different awards contenders hit the big screen, when people start talking about Oscar favorites and who is going to win at the Golden Globes. It is also one… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Molly’s Game”
When at his best, Aaron Sorkin is a master speechwriter. He can deliver to actors and actresses the most compelling words that somehow feel tailor-made for that particular actor/actress to deliver as the character in question. They are exhilarating to… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Ferdinand”
Ferdinand is a big, scary, bull. So characters say (or act) in the Carlos Saldanha movie of the same name, which is based on the book by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson. Of course, he’s not drawn as… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Interviews “Love and Saucers” Director Brad Abrahams
On today’s podcast we talk with Brad Abrahams, the director of a new documentary called “Love and Saucers.” The film is focused on David Huggins, a man who claims to have been contacted by aliens on multiple occasions. While it… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “I, Tonya”
It was impossible to miss the coverage of the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan story back in 1994. It was impossible to miss Harding’s complaints about her laces during the Olympic Games later that winter. Of course, the events that get into… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Wonders if “Despicable Me” has Gone Bad
There was a time when my son loved the Minions. He couldn’t get enough of them. With “Despicable Me 3,” however, that love seems to have waned. I don’t think it’s that he’s growing out of them, I have a… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Shape of Water” (2017)
I don’t love “Pacific Rim” or “Crimson Peak,” Guillermo del Toro’s two most recent (outside this film) directorial efforts. I think that both movies have things to recommend them and are, at minimum, beautiful to watch unfold, but I find… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Thinks Back on “Rememory”
Who hasn’t thought back on a day gone by, be it a happier one or a sadder one? Who hasn’t wondered if they could have done something differently or just wanted to relive a moment over and over? Looking back… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” and Noël Wells talk “Mr. Roosevelt “
You may know her from “Saturday Night Live” or “Master of None,” but those are not her only credits. In fact, both of those are acting credits, but Noël Wells is a writer and director as well. Wells’ first directorial feature,… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Darkest Hour”
Winston Churchill has gone down in history as a titan, a man who threw an entire nation on his back and carried it through some of its most difficult days. The picture offered of him in “The Darkest Hour,” the… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Justice League”
Were someone to ask for a two-word review of “Justice League,” I would sum up the DCEU film as “entirely underwhelming.” The film series may have partially righted the ship with this year’s incredibly impressive “Wonder Woman,” but this Zack… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Daddy’s Home 2”
I referred to the 2015 Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg comedy, “Daddy’s Home,” as, “an easy-going comedy with two very funny men at its center.” I went on to write that, “even if the movie doesn’t break new ground or explore new… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017)
At the end of Neil Simon’s comedic spin on the detective genre, “Murder by Death,” the classic detectives are given a comeuppance. The frustrations of the average reader/viewer are taken out as it is explained to the detectives that they’ve… Read More ›
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“Lass is More”: What do “Cars 3” & “The Glass Castle” Teach us About Personality
This week marks our 100th “meander” episode of the podcast! To celebrate (maybe) we’re talking about how the various bits of our history help shape our personality and how that can come across (or not) in movies. Well, I say… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Conor McGregor: Notorious”
This past summer, UFC fighter Conor McGregor lost to Floyd Mayweather in a highly publicized boxing match. The fight was McGregor’s first time in the ring as a professional boxer, however, he does currently hold a UFC belt (and has… Read More ›
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