Tag: september 2020
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The Communication Breakdowns of ‘Howards End’
This ambitious, nearly two-and-a-half-hour-long drama additionally functions as a romance, a cultural critique, a comedy of manners, and an ensemble piece.
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‘Fun with Dick and Jane’ is No Fun
The 1977 comedy leaves a bad taste in the viewer’s mouth.
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‘Born in Flames’ is as Urgent as Ever
‘Born in Flames’ galvanizes — reminds us that simply believing in something like a revolution is never enough.
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Rebel Rebel
On ‘Cuties’ and ‘Mulan.’
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The Comedy and Horror of ‘The Devils’
‘The Devils’ lampoons, fairly spectacularly, the weaponization and power-leveraging of religion while chillingly underlining just how frightening the practice is.
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‘Earth Girls Are Easy’ Could Stand to Be Campier
‘Earth Girls Are Easy’ revels in its presentation so much that it forgets a lot of the time to make fun of itself as well.
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Talk a Good Game
On ‘The Burnt Orange Heresy’ and ‘Class Action Park.’
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‘Between the Lines’: For the Love of the Game
In Joan Micklin Silver’s equal parts bighearted and devastating ‘Between the Lines,’ journalists are put on a pedestal — elevated like characters in a soap opera.
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In ‘Original Cast Album: Company,’ Recording an Album is as Tense as a Thriller
One does not need to be familiar with ‘Company’ to be roused by its soundtrack’s making.
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‘Society’: Sins of the Flesh
One might think the conceit of Brian Yuzna’s ‘Society’ was silly if there weren’t so much truth at its core.
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It’s Gonna Rain
On ‘I May Destroy You’ and ‘Selling Sunset.’
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‘A Quiet Place in the Country’ Has No Trouble Unsettling Us
Does ‘A Quiet Place in the Country’ belong to the haunted-house subgenre, or the ‘descending into madness’ subgenre?
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