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by | Nov 27, 2017

The heavy-handedness of the irony in Sean Baker’s new movie, The Florida Project, begins with the opening titles, over which…

by | Nov 22, 2017

The Society of Mayflower Descendants in Plymouth, Massachusetts, keeps pretty close watch over folks who can trace their lineage back…

by | Nov 17, 2017

Films about race and racism can be important. They’re also difficult to make. Witness Nate Parker’s Birth of a Nation,…

by | Nov 10, 2017

Frances McDormand is a force. It’s something in the actress’s voice, her eyes, her sense of humor and her quiet…

by | Oct 27, 2017

Growing up with a Protestant minister for a father, I learned very little about Catholicism. I knew Christianity — the…

by | Oct 16, 2017

Brad Sloan (Ben Stiller), the hero of Mike White’s Brad’s Status, is a prig of the first water, which should…

by | Oct 13, 2017

Before I talk about the drama Marshall, a moment to catch up on a film that has been in theaters…

by | Oct 11, 2017

Harvey Weinstein left on a jet plane to Europe to get treatment for “sex addiction.” He’s not avoiding prosecution for…

by | Oct 5, 2017

We are a nation of dog lovers. America houses 78 million canines, almost half of all households have a dog….

by | Sep 29, 2017

The only thing worse than awkward silence is small talk. That sentence in the new film Lucky sums up the…

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