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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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Lass is More on “The Big Sick,” “The Hero,” & Banana Gifs
What is it to be in a relationship? How can such a thing be easily described? How can it be encapsulated? How is it that we form a bond with someone else; share a knowing understanding with them? It isn’t… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Victoria & Abdul”
Stephen Frears tackled a portion of Queen Elizabeth II’s life with his 2006 film, “The Queen.” With his latest movie though he’s moving back in time by more than a century to look at a wholly different Queen of England… Read More ›
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Can “Lass is More” Recommend “The Mummy” or “First Kill”
We have already talked on this podcast about the difficulties sometimes inherent in recommending a movie to a someone else. This week we revisit the issue looking at two 2017 films — “The Mummy” and “First Kill.” To be sure,… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Home Again” (2017)
At one moment in “Home Again” (2017) the main character, Alice (Reese Witherspoon), finds herself lamenting her decision to have gotten married. Now 40 and separated, Alice says (I’m taking the quote from the press notes, the emphasis is theirs),… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “It” (2017)
Horror movies are not my favorite genre. I have never seen a “Nightmare on Elm Street” movie, nor a “Friday the 13th.” More than once, I have loaded up their Wikipedia pages and read other articles about them, but I’ve… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Examines “Megan Leavey” & “Born in China”
For today’s Lass is More, we’ve opted to look at two recent Blu-ray releases both of which have a heavy focus on animals. Why? Because animals are awesome. Also because the depiction of animals in films can be nearly as… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” on “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
Sure, we didn’t have an episode last week, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t thinking about possible future episodes. In fact, to be specific about it, we were very much thinking about possible future episodes, and at least one of… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “What Happened to Monday”
Directed by Tommy Wirkola, “What Happened to Monday” is easily seen as one in a line of films looking at a rather bleak near future. In the case of this particular near future, the continued havoc we have wrought on… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Finds the Wrong Dream with “Chuck”
People say that you should go out and live your best life. Do the best you can. Pursue your hopes and dreams. But, what happens when your hopes and dreams get mixed up with someone else’s? What do you do… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”
There is a wonderful moment in “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” where bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) discuss which of them is the good guy. Bryce protects people’s lives, but those he is protecting tend… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Settles in for “The Dinner”
What is someone really asking when they ask what movie they should go see or what movie, currently in theaters, is good? Are they asking for the name of the best movie or a guess as to what they will… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Gets Wrapped up Inside “The Circle”
Perhaps it is silly to remind everyone out there that good intentions don’t always lead to a good movie, but that’s what we’re doing today. “The Circle,” which stars Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, offers up some really important points… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Logan Lucky”
There is an easy and obvious comparison to be made between the 2001 “Ocean’s Eleven” remake and 2017’s “Logan Lucky.” Both are heist movies. Both offer a blend of serious moments with a lot of humor and some truly clever… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Atomic Blonde”
Charlize Theron’s latest film, “Atomic Blonde,” is aggressively stylistic. From the opening moments to the closing ones, it is a film focused on performance – the performance of the camera, the performance of the songs, the performance of the editing,… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” on the Other “Ghost in the Shell”
Earlier this year, as you may recall, we delved into the anime version of “Ghost in the Shell.” Well, with the live action version now arriving on Blu-ray, the time has come for us to talk about this particular story… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”
Luc Besson’s latest film, “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” starts with such incredible promise. It begins with a tremendously beautiful look at how Alpha, a space station with life from all over the galaxy (or further), came… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Dunkirk”
“Dunkirk” is not your typical war movie. It is not about a group of people going off into battle, attempting to complete a mission, and learning something about themselves or the nature of life or man’s inhumanity towards man. It… Read More ›
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TV Review: “Ozark”
Martin Byrde is a financial advisor, and a good one. He lives a comfortable life with his wife, Wendy, and their two kids, Charlotte and Jonah. His business partner, Bruce, may be a somewhat smarmy guy, but Byrde doesn’t have… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Takes a Shot a “Free Fire”
After a restful, relaxing holiday break, we’re back this week and we’re talking about “Free Fire,” the Ben Wheatley film where a bunch of folks shoot at each other in a warehouse. Why? Well, because we were very curious to… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
Sometimes after watching a movie, a single word emerges as the perfect one to encapsulate the film. The word can be positive, it can be negative, or it can be neutral, but somehow it just fits. Leaving the screening of… Read More ›
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