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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: “Hustlers” (2019)
Written and directed by Lorene Scafaria and “inspired” by a true story, “Hustlers” is one in a long line of movies that pretends to be deeper and smarter than it is in reality. At one crucial moment for the viewer,… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Freaks” (2019)
There are some movies that totally and completely blow you away; they somehow manage to peel back any and all emotional calluses and hit you were it hurts the most. After watching them you leave the theater shaking, wondering how… Read More ›
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The Beauty (and Horror) of “Apocalypse Now Final Cut”
Some filmmakers like to tweak their work, even years after the film’s original release. At the end of this summer, Francis Ford Coppola gave us a new version of “Apocalypse Now,” this one called “Apocalypse Now Final Cut.” The film… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “It: Chapter Two”
There is a recurring joke in “It: Chapter Two” that James McAvoy’s Bill Denbrough, an author, doesn’t know how to write a good ending. Rather than simply feeling as though it is a trait of Bill’s work, it comes across… Read More ›
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“Rocketman” and “The Banana Splits Movie” Offer a Look at History
What does our past tell us about ourselves? What does someone else’s past tell us about them? Is the past a springboard for who we are now or something to avoid? Is there a direct connection, a linear sort of… Read More ›
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“The Hustle” (2019) is Kind of Like a Beach Wine
Not every comedy is funny. With apologies, that’s just the way it is. We would, of course, like every comedy to be funny, but things happen. Sometimes stuff just doesn’t work out. Take the subject of this week’s podcast, “The… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Blinded by the Light”
The strength and determination it must take to go to a new country, a place where people speak a different language, look at society differently, act differently, live differently, is incredible. Even taking such an action believing it will better… Read More ›
