What is it that we expect of a sequel? If characters from one movie return for a second, should what happened to them in the first matter? Can motivations from the original, motivations that put the entire plot of the… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Home Again” (2017)
At one moment in “Home Again” (2017) the main character, Alice (Reese Witherspoon), finds herself lamenting her decision to have gotten married. Now 40 and separated, Alice says (I’m taking the quote from the press notes, the emphasis is theirs),… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Sing" (2016)
If you have watched any of the trailers for “Sing,” you have been, as you would be for any movie, conditioned to expect certain things from the film. In this case that’s a whole lot of animated animals singing pop… Read More ›