Ten Sentence Movie Reviews and Other Mussings
One of the ironies of the Age of Trump is that we get more black and white comedies, not as in film stock, but as in people. Green Book was the best of these. The Upside is just the latest. Enjoyment of The Upside is entirely dependent on one’s tolerance for how fast character cynicism…
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It isn’t Jason Momoa’s chiseled abs, pecs, and quads that make him perfect for Aquaman; nor his abundant scaly and wavy henna tattoos adorning those wondrous abs and pecs; nor his acting style which is a mix of strongman moments culled from the Schwarzenegger Conan the Barbarian and Steve Reeves Hercules films; nor even his…
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In Boy Erased, a gay conversion drama directed by Joel Edgerton, there is a lot of parental love mixed in with misunderstanding. To their credit the parents (Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe) of Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges) don’t react by shunning but love that seeks wise counsel in men whose misguided faith and narrow view…
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