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• “Mortal Engines” Devours New York Comic-Con

  By Josh Lasser on October 5, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  With his “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Peter Jackson has earned himself, at least in some corners of fandom, a lifetime pass.  That is, if Jackson is involved in a project, a whole lot of folks are going to be… Read More ›

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• New York Film Festival Review: “If Beale Street Could Talk”

  By Josh Lasser on October 5, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  One thing was evident at the outset of the New York Film Festival screening of Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk,” which Jenkins has adapted from James Baldwin’s novel, and that’s the writer/director’s confidence.  Everything within this touching tale… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Venom” (2018)

  By Josh Lasser on October 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Immediately prior to the climactic sequence of director Ruben Fleischer’s “Venom,” the alien creature who gives the film its title announces to its host, Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), that they have zero chance to win the upcoming battle.  Do they… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “The Hate U Give”

  By Josh Lasser on October 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Written by Audrey Wells, based on the novel by Angie Thomas, and directed by George Tillman, Jr., “The Hate U Give” acts like a gut punch.  It is a movie that feels as though it perfectly exists in our world,… Read More ›

• “The Catcher was a Spy” and Pretty Good

  By Josh Lasser on October 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  People lament the lack of movies that aren’t reboots or sequels or new films in a larger franchise, but here’s the thing — original stuff still exists, you might just actually have to look for it.  Out this week on… Read More ›

• New York Film Festival Review: “Ash is Purest White”

  By Josh Lasser on October 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Following the New York Film Festival screening of Jia Zhang-Ke’s “Ash is Purest White,” I have spent a lot of time contemplating exactly what the title means. There is a discussion in the movie between Qiao (Zhao Tao) and her… Read More ›

• New York Film Festival Review: “Long Day’s Journey into Night”

  By Josh Lasser on September 28, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  About halfway through the New York Film Festival screening of “A Long Day’s Journey into Night,” I put on my 3D glasses.  No, I hadn’t arrived late for the show, the glasses hadn’t fallen off my head, nor did I… Read More ›

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