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Review| Superfly

June 20, 20180

The subgenre known as “blaxploitation film”–a term coined by the Los Angeles head of the NAACP, Junius Griffin–rose to prominence in…

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Review| The Incredibles 2

June 20, 20181

Pixar’s The Incredibles has taken on whole new dimensions of meaning for me since I’ve been married and become a…

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Review| Tag: A Game Worth Playing

June 18, 20180

As children we all played games and engaged in activities that for many of us have either passed into nostalgia…

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Review| Hereditary

June 13, 20181

There is a significant distinction between a tragic hero and a foregone conclusion. While both retain the characteristic of giving…

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Review| Ocean’s Eight

June 12, 20181

Ocean’s Eight makes you feel cooler for having seen it. Of course, it’s a heist film; and in a heist…

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Reviewing the Classics| McLintock!

June 1, 20180

One of the unfortunate casualties of the current cultural climate is our inability to laugh at ourselves and the absurdities…

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Review| Tully

June 1, 20180

Tully hit theaters right before Mother’s Day. The trailer shows a raw, though apt picture of motherhood and I would…

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Solo and The Scoundrel’s Journey

May 29, 20181

Joseph Campbell said of the hero, “When we quit thinking primarily about and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly…

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