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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: “Prevenge”
What if you were pregnant and your unborn child could talk to you, not just in the sense of having a craving, but rather offering up ideas and concepts in fully formed sentences (telepathically)? The very concept is unnerving. Now,… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” on Trying to Describe”Elle” and “Sing”
There are some movies which are relatively easy to encapsulate in a single sentence. Other films defy our attempts to succinctly describe them. This week, we look at two movies from 2016, “Elle” and Sing,” and attempt to describe each… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Talks “Fences”
As you may recall, we are giving away a couple of blu-ray copies of “Fences,” be sure to enter the contest and to share the info with others! We tell you this here because “Fences” is the subject of today’s… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Deidra & Laney Rob a Train”
As the title of the movie, “Deidra & Laney Rob a Train,” indicates, two of the characters in this movie, Deidra and Laney specifically, rob a train. Actually, if you really want to get technical about it, teenage sisters Deidra… Read More ›
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Paramount’s “Fences” Blu-ray Giveaway!
Yes, that’s right, we’re launching our first giveaway ever, and not only that, but it’s for a movie that was nominated for multiple Academy Awards and saw Viola Davis win for her performance. Plus it’s directed by and stars Denzel Washington. Awesome sauce,… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Kong: Skull Island”
In an ideal world, a movie is satisfying on all levels – even big spectacle films like “Kong: Skull Island” ought to work across the board. We do not, however, live in an ideal world and therefore it is not… Read More ›
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“Lass is More” Interviews “The Last Laugh” Director and Examines “Moana”
There are just some things you don’t joke about. We have all heard people tell us just that — it’s wrong, it’s too serious, it’s inappropriate, it’s disrespectful. Whatever the reasoning might be, each and every one of us has either… Read More ›
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Site Update
You may noticed that we implemented a site redesign this week, a redesign which went live yesterday. Today’s “Logan” review is the first article to be published under the redesign, all the others were imported from the old template. Consequently, you… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Logan” (2017)
Hugh Jackman’s latest turn as mutant superhero Wolverine is, we have been told, also his last. If that is the case (skeptics, like yours truly, exist), the James Mangold directed “Logan” is a pretty solid exit. Certainly, it is better… Read More ›
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"Lass is More" Basks in the "Moonlight" & Examines "Doctor Strange"
As you know by now, “Moonlight” took home some significant prizes at Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony. Rather than watching the shenanigans unfold live, I was actually watching the movie itself again, and I came away with some thoughts on… Read More ›
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"Lass is More" Flashes Back to "Manchester by the Sea" and "Nocturnal Animals"
I may be on vacation this week, but it’s awards season and the podcast must go on. Today we’re talking about the way in which two different Academy Award nominees utilize flashbacks. First, there’s “Nocturnal Animals,” which jumps backwards in… Read More ›
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Movie Review: "The Great Wall" (2017)
Matt Damon leads the cast in Zhang Yimou’s Chinese fantasy film, “The Great Wall,” which is opening in theaters this week. And, if it seems like an odd choice to have Damon lead a cast in a movie about monsters… Read More ›
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"Lass is More" Visits "The Edge of Seventeen"
I don’t know everything (my wife will be very happy I’ve said this, the sad thing is she doesn’t read this site and therefore won’t know that I’ve said this… therefore, let’s just keep this secret between us, okay?), but… Read More ›
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Movie Review: "The LEGO Batman Movie"
There have been a lot of Batman movies and no one is more aware of this than the people behind “The LEGO Batman Movie.” Over and over again throughout this “LEGO Movie” spinoff, we are reminded of the plethora of… Read More ›
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Movie Review: "John Wick: Chapter 2"
There is a certain greatness to films that know what they want to be and go out and execute that plan with panache. “John Wick: Chapter 2” is the sort of film that is going to turn off a lot… Read More ›
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"Lass is More" Wants to Answer Big Questions with "Arrival"
“Arrival” is one of my top 10 movies of 2016. No, I haven’t made a list, but if I had made, “Arrival” would be on it. It is one of those rare movies that, as soon as I finished watching… Read More ›
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Movie Review: "The Comedian" (2017)
There are many out there who will tell you that people don’t change, that we are who we are and that’s it. Such seems to be the philosophy behind the new Robert De Niro comedy, “The Comedian.” Directed by Taylor… Read More ›
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Not a Movie Review: "I Am Not Your Negro"
One of the things that always strikes me about documentaries is just how powerful a tool the form can be. Wielded correctly, with laser focus, it burns away all the extraneous nonsense and gets to the core of an issue;… Read More ›
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"Lass is More" Interviews Jamal Joseph of "Chapter & Verse"
This week’s “Lass is More” offers up an interview with former Jamal Joseph. Joseph has chronicled his life in the memoir, “Panther Baby,” and is here on the podcast to talk about his new movie, “Chapter & Verse.” The film,… Read More ›
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"Lass is More" Pays Respect to the "Queen of Katwe"
Listen, if there’s one thing this podcast doesn’t do, it’s sugarcoat things. If we have a problem with a movie, we say so. If we have a problem with the world we say so. Good, bad, or ugly, “Lass is… Read More ›
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