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Pop Confessions: So You Wanna Be a Film Critic?
I was working for a mid-sized newspaper in a mid-sized city. The paper’s veteran movie critic showed no signs of…
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‘Mascots’ Shows Even Comic Legends Stumble
Netflix’s “Mascots” is the latest mockumentary from the genre’s founding father, Christopher Guest. What sounds like the proverbial slam dunk…
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‘Desierto’ Director Targets ‘Hate Speech,’ Not Trump
That didn’t fit his vision – or his goals. “With this subject matter it was important to connect with the…
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Ho Hum ‘World’ Wastes Rocker’s Mid-Life Crisis
Billie Joe Armstrong might be Green Day’s snarling lead singer. He’s also a 44-year-old husband with two teen sons. “Ordinary…
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Why Joy Behar’s ‘Tramps’ Apology Wasn’t Enough
The co-host of “The View” didn’t wait long to say she was sorry for labeling women who claimed they were…
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Why DCPA’s ‘Frankenstein’ Has One Monster Too Many
Mary Shelley first brought Frankenstein, bolts and all, to life in 1818. Popular culture refuses to let him rest. There’s something…
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Is the Trump/Hillary Battle a Boon for Horror?
Timothy Schultz, director of the Mile High Horror Film Festival, says it shouldn’t shock us that horror is having a “moment.”…
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Reviews: ‘Birth of a Nation,’ ‘Girl on the Train’
That’s not a knock on its craft. It’s a confession that watching the slavery saga felt like being back in…
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Is ‘Graves’ Hollywood’s Nastiest GOP Attack Yet?
HBO repeatedly torches its national figures. Remember how “Game Change” and “Confirmation” tarnished Sarah Palin and Clarence Thomas, respectively? A-listers gather…
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Books
Klavan’s ‘Great Good Thing’ Offers Divine Second Act
Klavan’s “The Great Good Thing” ostensibly charts the author’s embrace of a religion that clashed with his familial roots. As…
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