When I was in college, I had a bunch of English professors who were really tops, and a couple of who were really indulgent of my slothful ways. There were…
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I don't usually reck articles in the Daily Beast but for some reason I still get the organ's mail updates and this evening one caught my eye. "Tucker Carlson Couldn't…
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For RogerEbert.com, a film whose German title is Bailey—Ein Freund fürs Leben. And the rather better Behemoth. For The New York Times: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, S is for Stanley,…
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In the interview book Scorsese on Scorsese, discussing his 1984 film The King of Comedy, Martin Scorsese talked about his reaction to people telling him Raging Bull was so visually…
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Ryan Gosling's "Seb" meets John Legend's "Rockit"-era Herbie Hancock as jazz convert Emma Stone looks on. The largely buoyant movie La La Land was enjoyable enough that I wasn't compelled…
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Glory arranged the day to her father’s specifications, and after lunch she helped him down the stairs and into the car. There was a ringing loneliness in the house…
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