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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: “A Bad Moms Christmas”
There is something truly smart in the opening of “A Bad Moms Christmas,” the sequel to 2016’s “Bad Moms.” As Mila Kunis’ Amy explains it – Christmas is an incredibly hard time of the year to be a mom. There… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” and Maggie Betts go to a Nunnery
On this week’s podcast, writer-director Maggie Betts is here to talk about her film, “Novitiate.” The tale of one nunnery struggling to come to terms with Vatican II, the film stars Margaret Qualley and Melissa Leo. This is Betts’ first… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
The Martin McDonagh written and directed “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri” begins with a mother, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand), deciding to rent some billboards in order to highlight the local police department’s inability to catch her daughter’s rapist and… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” on “Dreamgirls,” “Spider-Man,” and Fame
There are individuals who are driven towards fame, driven towards money, driven towards power. It is a combination which–sometimes–attracts very bad people. It is also a heady mix for which I have no desire. Well, the money part would be… Read More ›
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New York Film Festival Review: “Mudbound”
We are all human and thus we know what it is to be sad and to cry. Movies are able to elicit tears by pressing certain buttons and Dee Rees’ “Mudbound” is excellent at knowing just how to push those… Read More ›
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New York Film Festival Review: “Wonder Wheel”
Justin Timberlake’s lifeguard/grad student, Mickey, wonderfully sets the stage in Woody Allen’s latest film, “Wonder Wheel.” In an opening explanation offered directly to the audience, he explains that we are at Coney Island following the Second World War. It is… Read More ›
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Not a Movie Review: “Marshall”
Forgive me, this isn’t going to be quite a traditional review… “Marshall,” a biopic about Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall (played here by Chadwick Boseman) is, honestly, less a biopic than an exploration of one case Marshall worked on in… Read More ›
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New York Comic-Con: The Experience of the “Experiences”
One of the things that I have found most fascinating about New York Comic-Con in recent years has been the various “experiences” offered by companies to promote a game or a movie or a TV show. These are events of… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” isn’t Beguiled by “The Beguiled”
There are so many pieces that go into creating a movie or a TV show. So many moving parts. So many little tiny things that have to be worked out in order for the affair, as a whole, to be… Read More ›
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New York Comic-Con: I get “Psych”-ed
New York – Like any multi-day event with a whole lot of speakers, exhibitors, and patrons, New York Comic-Con is an ever-shifting experience. I wrote on Friday about that being my longest day and how I was going to have… Read More ›
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New York Comic-Con: “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”
New York – Today is going to be my longest day at New York Comic-Con this year, starting with the Peter Capaldi panel at 10:30 this morning and ending, sometime tonight, with an “Orville” panel and then one for “Family… Read More ›
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New York Comic-Con: Peter Capaldi’s “Doctor Who” Victory Lap
New York – My relationship with Peter Capaldi’s Doctor started when I attended the New York press event for the 2014 world tour as his tenure on the show was just beginning. Last year I was there for Capaldi, Pearl… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Mountain Between Us”
A pilot takes two passengers on a private flight through the mountains after a commercial one gets cancelled. There is bad weather coming in, the pilot has a nonchalant attitude, and… well, whatever may cause the plane to go down,… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Tracks Down “Pirates of the Caribbean”
In this lightly spoiler-y (you have been warned) episode of the podcast, we delve into the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise in general and “Dead Men Tell no Tales” in particular. The new film, out on Blu-ray today, may be… Read More ›
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New York Film Festival Review: “Last Flag Flying”
Although press screenings have been going on for the better part of two weeks, the 55th New York Film Festival officially began last night, and it did so with the world premiere of Richard Linklater’s newest movie, “Last Flag Flying.”… Read More ›
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New York Film Festival Review: “Before we Vanish”
My first New York Film Festival screening for this year (yes, second published review) was of a Japanese film called “Before we Vanish.” Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the film follows the journey of three aliens who invade human bodies. These aliens… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “American Made”
Many films start off with some sort of brief up-tempo sequence – a high-energy bit to draw in the audience and get them involved before slowing the movie down to what will become its regular pace. Doug Liman’s “American Made”… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Doesn’t let “A Ghost Story” eat pie
On this week’s podcast episode, we look at “A Ghost Story.” The film, which stars Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck isn’t one that travels the straight and narrow. It is a different story and it’s told in unique fashion. One… Read More ›
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New York Film Festival 2017 Review: “Mrs. Hyde”
In 2016, the New York Film Fest offered up Isabelle Huppert in Paul Verhoeven’s “Elle.” Her performance in the film is outstanding and her Academy Award nomination for it is a well earned one (as is her Golden Globe win)…. Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Kingsman: The Golden Circle”
I like the first “Kingsman” movie, “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” It isn’t a perfect film by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s audacious in a way that too few films are. It is a movie which really goes for… Read More ›
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