Poetry in America — Season 2
One element of any great work of art is that it always provides something new, something more to see, when you return to it. What impressed me most about New’s… Continue reading "Poetry in America — Season 2"
Category: Reviews
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Hooking Up (Raineau, 2020)
I watched Hooking Up what seems like a lifetime ago, but my e-mail tells me that it was just last week. The plan was to make recommendations for the socially… Continue reading "Hooking Up (Raineau, 2020)"
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Broken Bird
“Broken Bird,” despite its short run time, is a simple film with a poignant and relevant message. The film follows the life of its protagonist, a biracial teenage girl named… Continue reading "Broken Bird"
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Emma. (de Wilde, 2020)
This review contains plot spoilers. I have taught Emma at the university several times, contributed to a symposium block of papers in JASNA’s Persuasions, and published two academic books filled… Continue reading "Emma. (de Wilde, 2020)"
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The Invisible Man (Whannell, 2020)
So it falls to me to be that guy. The woke critic who points out that the film sadistically brutalizes women for 120 minutes of entertainment in order, ostensibly, to… Continue reading "The Invisible Man (Whannell, 2020)"
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Burden (Heckler, 2019)
A not so funny thing happened on the way to and through Oscar So White. Actually, it happened before then. It’s been going on for as long as I’ve been… Continue reading "Burden (Heckler, 2019)"
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Top End Wedding (Blair, 2019)
My fear going into Top End Wedding was that it would be My Big Fat Greek Aboriginal Wedding or Crazy Non-Rich Non Asians. What I got was a pleasant surprise.… Continue reading "Top End Wedding (Blair, 2019)"
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Birds of Prey (Yan, 2020)
My problem going into Birds of Prey was one the film was perhaps aware of but still never solved: Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) is a mess of contradictions. She is… Continue reading "Birds of Prey (Yan, 2020)"
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Dolittle (Gaghan, 2020)
I happened to screen Dolittle on the same morning I got a newsletter update from a non-profit about the Australian wildfires. I am told that over one billion animals have… Continue reading "Dolittle (Gaghan, 2020)"
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Cats (Hooper, 2019)
There is an early episode of The Simpsons, oft-quoted in the Morefield household, in which Mr. Burns hires MLB All-Stars to play as ringers on the corporate softball team and… Continue reading "Cats (Hooper, 2019)"