Arts & Culture
Gordon Gekko in the desert Southwest. There’s really no other way to
Gordon Gekko in the desert Southwest. There’s really no other way to describe this sparse but ultimately rather…
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There are movies about good dogs (Lassie, Benji, etc.) and bad dogs
There are movies about good dogs (Lassie, Benji, etc.) and bad dogs (Cujo, White Dog, and so on),…
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Ben Stiller spent years and God knows how many millions on his
Ben Stiller spent years and God knows how many millions on his recent Walter Mitty remake, a statement…
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A New York Times essay recently suggested that Hollywood abandon the so-called
A New York Times essay recently suggested that Hollywood abandon the so-called “four-quadrant” marketing plan, in which a…
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The last time Helen Mirren went up against the Nazis, in The
The last time Helen Mirren went up against the Nazis, in The Debt, it was really no contest.…
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When private collectors are generous enough to send their art on the
When private collectors are generous enough to send their art on the road, the catalogue already written, a…
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Have you ever developed a crush on a movie villain, the kind
Have you ever developed a crush on a movie villain, the kind of Dr. Evil-ish sociopath you don’t…
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Here is a romance that can’t happen, so why make a movie
Here is a romance that can’t happen, so why make a movie about it? In her early 20s,…
Film
Blowing Up Cinema: The Art of Michelangelo Antonioni They don’t make ’em
Blowing Up Cinema: The Art of Michelangelo Antonioni They don’t make ’em like this anymore. Jack Nicholson kept…
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Unless you read The Guardian online or watch the BBC, you may
Unless you read The Guardian online or watch the BBC, you may not be familiar with the masterfully…
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The setup here might promise routine road comedy: A sad and lonely
The setup here might promise routine road comedy: A sad and lonely Japanese woman, who somehow believes the…
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Well, someone’s been hitting the gym. Since Liam Neeson announced his looming
Well, someone’s been hitting the gym. Since Liam Neeson announced his looming retirement from AARP action movies, Sean…
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For young soldier Gary (Jack O’Connell) and most of his British squad,
For young soldier Gary (Jack O’Connell) and most of his British squad, Northern Ireland is more than another…
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Judaism, like any major religion, has too much history to digest readily.
Judaism, like any major religion, has too much history to digest readily. For that reason, while the Seattle…
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Here’s an earnest new comedy of hybrid parentage: Dwayne J. Clark, a
Here’s an earnest new comedy of hybrid parentage: Dwayne J. Clark, a local businessman, is the newbie fictionalizing…
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A beloved old neighbor, who occupies a rent-controlled apartment in a valuable
A beloved old neighbor, who occupies a rent-controlled apartment in a valuable Brooklyn brownstone, suddenly drops dead. Perhaps…
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Though a relatively gentle homefront comedy, John Boorman’s 1987 Hope and Glory
Though a relatively gentle homefront comedy, John Boorman’s 1987 Hope and Glory advanced the revisionist argument that—to uncomprehending…
News
The early history of Seattle is inseparable from the timber industry, since
The early history of Seattle is inseparable from the timber industry, since that was our first and most…
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She comes from the land of the ice and snow. We first
She comes from the land of the ice and snow. We first meet Hera as a 12-year-old on…
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As I write this, the memory is fresh of Julianne Moore winning
As I write this, the memory is fresh of Julianne Moore winning her Oscar—finally!—for mentally perishing in About…