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• Dora and the Call of Adventure

  By Josh Lasser on November 19, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  After two weeks off, the podcast returns today with a look at the desire to go off on an adventure.  Yes, wherever you may be in life at this moment, we would bet that either in the past, the present,… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “The Good Liar”

  By Josh Lasser on November 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  From an early moment in “The Good Liar,” it is quite clear what one of the big twists will be down the line. That made this reviewer rather trepidatious. On the one hand, watching two masters like Ian McKellen and… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “The Warrior Queen of Jhansi”

  By Josh Lasser on November 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Is “The Warrior Queen of Jhansi,” a new film Swati Bhise a case of printing the legend? This reviewer would never deign to suggest that he knows enough about Indian history to even hazard a guess. What is clear about… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “The Lighthouse” (2019)

  By Josh Lasser on November 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  There is an incredible sense of claustrophobia that immediately makes itself felt with “The Lighthouse.” Director Robert Eggers has opted to create his film in the 1.19:1 aspect ratio as opposed to what we usually see on the big screen… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Ford V Ferrari”

  By Josh Lasser on November 5, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  To start at the end, it is the final irony that James Mangold’s new film is titled “Ford V Ferrari” and not “Shelby and Miles V Ford.” This is a movie—a wonderful movie—which is so much less about Ford going… Read More ›

• “Badland” and Ticking the Trope Boxes

  By Josh Lasser on October 29, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  This weekend the new movie, “Badland,” hits theaters and streaming platforms.  Written and directed by Justin Lee, the film stars Kevin Makely.  It’s a western, and it ticks all the boxes you would imagine a western would hit. But, is… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Terminator: Dark Fate”

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

  

  There is a moment early on in “Terminator: Dark Fate” where anything seems possible; where it feels like the story truly could head anywhere. It is a false a hope; a lie. “Dark Fate,” the sixth entry in the “Terminator”… Read More ›

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