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• Movie Review: “Mike Wallace is Here”

  By Josh Lasser on July 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  There is no doubt that director Avi Belkin’s new documentary, “Mike Wallace is Here,” wishes to squarely place itself within the present day journalistic conversation, the conversation which includes the President of the United States and his White House abusing… Read More ›

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• On Binge-Watching (“Saw”) Movies

  By Josh Lasser on July 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Last week, the podcast featured a discussion in which I mentioned having seen one “Saw” film and the inevitability that I would see the rest (or would keep watching until they got bad).  Well, here we are a week later… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “The art of Self-Defense”

  By Josh Lasser on July 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Taking a look at our world today, there can be no doubt that “toxic masculinity” is a problem. This idea of clinging to bygone notions of what it means to “be a man” and defining oneself around those things causes problems. … Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Be Natural:  The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché”

  By Josh Lasser on July 17, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Documentaries prompt questions, it is simply in their nature. For instance, there is often the easy and obvious question:  why is the filmmaker telling me this; what is their goal? But, the questions don’t stop there at the easy and the… Read More ›

• The Process Podcast

  By Josh Lasser on July 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  This week’s podcast is slightly different than what we usually do.  This week, we’re talking about process, about how things happen.  Or, at the very least, we’re talking about things like Josh’s process for coming up with a podcast or… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Stuber”

  By Josh Lasser on July 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The buddy comedy is a tried-and-true genre, one which offers up ample opportunity to not just deliver big laughs but explore differences between personalities as well.  Some of the greatest films ever made fall into the category—especially when you expand… Read More ›

• “Dumbo,” “Pet Sematary,” and Emotional Responses

  By Josh Lasser on July 9, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The year 2019 has brought us so many things, including new versions of “Dumbo” and “Pet Sematary.”  While at first glance these two films may not have much in common, that’s actually not the case.  Both of these films hurt… Read More ›

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