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I Watched Jennifer Lopez’s “This Is Me … Now” Odyssey So You Don’t Have To

I Watched Jennifer Lopez’s “This Is Me … Now” Odyssey So You Don’t Have To

February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 · Pop Culture

My most controversial take: Jennifer Lopez can barely act and barely sing, yet we’ve somehow allowed her to build an entire career around both. That’s how we ended…

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Jeffrey Wright Interview: American Fiction Review

Jeffrey Wright Interview: American Fiction Review

February 20, 2024February 21, 2024 · Pop Culture

It feels like Jeffrey Wright is in everything these days. His versatility has taken him from character acting in the likes of rThe French Dispatch and Westworld to…

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Is Saltburn Satire?

Is Saltburn Satire?

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 · Pop Culture

After the trailer was (finally, finally) released for the new Emerald Fennell feature film, Saltburn, I asked the question: what the hell is SaltburnSaltburn? Now, a week after…

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More Cringe than Camp: Why “Dicks: The Musical” Falls Flat

More Cringe than Camp: Why “Dicks: The Musical” Falls Flat

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 · Pop Culture

A24’s Dicks: The Musical promised campy glory. The Indie Darling movie studio — responsible for some of the most iconic cinema of the past decade — was proud…

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“Sitting in Bars With Cake”: A Portrait of Platonic Love for the Loneliness Epidemic

“Sitting in Bars With Cake”: A Portrait of Platonic Love for the Loneliness Epidemic

October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 · Pop Culture

If you were in a bar, on a night out, and two girls offered you a slice of cake, would you eat it? While this could be the…

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“Bottoms” Review: Girl Failures Are the New It Girls

“Bottoms” Review: Girl Failures Are the New It Girls

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 · Pop Culture

We started the year blessed: by the “girl failures” tweet. In a viral post on the app formerly known as Twitter, user @ricshatty said: “enough girlbosses i need…

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How ‘Love in Taipei’ Tackles The Immigrant Experience

How ‘Love in Taipei’ Tackles The Immigrant Experience

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 · Pop Culture

It’s a particular experience to be a marginalized person in a predominantly white setting. When you’re an immigrant in any Predominantly White Institution (PWI) in the U.S., you’re…

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Is Movie Magic … Marketing Magic?

Is Movie Magic … Marketing Magic?

July 20, 2023July 22, 2023 · Pop Culture

On July 21st, Barbie and Oppenheimer are set to open in the biggest box office battle since 2008’s Mamma Mia and The Dark Night. And if those two…

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I Can’t Stop Thinking About the “Maneater” Scene in ‘No Hard Feelings’

I Can’t Stop Thinking About the “Maneater” Scene in ‘No Hard Feelings’

July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 · Pop Culture

Picture me with my stepmother in a college neighborhood in Seattle. We’re looking for something to do, preferably with air conditioning. We’ve sampled the artisanal ice cream shop…

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“The Lesson” Review: Killing Your Darlings — And Your Heroes, Too

“The Lesson” Review: Killing Your Darlings — And Your Heroes, Too

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 · Pop Culture

Spoiler alert: This review contains spoilers for the film The Lesson A friend — another writer, because we masochists have to stick together — tells me she’s not…

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“Cold Copy” Review: Tracee Ellis Ross’s Magnetic Personality Buoys Flaccid Film Noir

“Cold Copy” Review: Tracee Ellis Ross’s Magnetic Personality Buoys Flaccid Film Noir

June 16, 2023June 16, 2023 · Pop Culture

When you think of Tracee Ellis Ross, you think of her big hair (shoutout to Pattern Beauty) and her big smile. You might even think of her mother,…

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‘The Adults’ Review: ‘Succession’ for Theatre Kids

‘The Adults’ Review: ‘Succession’ for Theatre Kids

June 16, 2023June 17, 2023 · Pop Culture

“Wait, is he the actor in Molly’s Game?” I ask myself as I watch Michael Cera in The Adults as he obnoxiously wins a poker game — making…

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‘Maggie Moore(s)’ Review: Jon Hamm, Tina Fey, and Not Much Else

‘Maggie Moore(s)’ Review: Jon Hamm, Tina Fey, and Not Much Else

June 16, 2023June 17, 2023 · Pop Culture

Everybody loves a juicy murder mystery. The True Crime boom proves it. So does the spectacular success of shows like Dahmer, Only Murders in the Building, and Peacock’s…

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“The Line” Review: White on White Violence — Alex Wolff and Austin Abrams In a Portrait of Privilege

“The Line” Review: White on White Violence — Alex Wolff and Austin Abrams In a Portrait of Privilege

June 16, 2023June 18, 2023 · Pop Culture

In The Line — the latest film by Ethan Berger, starring Alex Wolff, Lewis Pullman, Halle Bailey, Austin Abrams, Angus Cloud, Scoot McNairy, John Malkovich, Bo Mitchell, and…

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‘The Good Half’ Review: Nick Jonas and Brittany Snow Are Heartbreaking and Heartwarming

‘The Good Half’ Review: Nick Jonas and Brittany Snow Are Heartbreaking and Heartwarming

June 16, 2023June 19, 2023 · Pop Culture

Nick Jonas is on a roll. He’s in the middle of The Jonas Brothers’ THE TOUR (think their version of Taylor’s Era tour, where they perform 5 of…

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‘Eric LaRue’ Review: After Soaring in Succession, Skarsgard Transforms in ‘Eric LaRue’

‘Eric LaRue’ Review: After Soaring in Succession, Skarsgard Transforms in ‘Eric LaRue’

June 14, 2023June 15, 2023 · Pop Culture

There’s a lot to be said about Eric LaRue. It’s Michael Shannon’s directorial debut. It’s a meditative adaptation of Brett Neveu’s 2002 play. And it stars Judy Greer,…

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“He’s Not A Villain, He’s An Animal:” Alex Montaldo On Playing “The Bad Guy” In The Seeding

“He’s Not A Villain, He’s An Animal:” Alex Montaldo On Playing “The Bad Guy” In The Seeding

June 13, 2023June 16, 2023 · Pop Culture

There’s pandemic isolation, and then there’s ‘trapped in a crater in the middle of the desert’ isolation. One of the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival midnight premieres, The Seeding…

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16 Films To Look Forward to at Tribeca Film Festival

16 Films To Look Forward to at Tribeca Film Festival

June 7, 2023June 8, 2023 · Pop Culture

It’s film festival season. After a stunning display of fashion and film at Cannes, we are finally deep in the pomp and circumstance that comes with film festivals.…

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​Guy Ritchie Films: Ranked

​Guy Ritchie Films: Ranked

March 28, 2023March 29, 2023 · Pop Culture

Movie distribution is a complete mess. With studios holding out for theatrical releases while streaming services poach viewers from cinema seats, industry giants seem to be at war.…

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