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Sunday, November 18, 2018

FILM

‘Instant Family’: A Heartfelt Movie About Adoption And Swole Dads

November 17, 2018November 16, 2018 Jason Avant 0 Comments Instant Family, Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne

Mark Wahlberg, Beefy As Usual

FILM

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald’

November 16, 2018November 17, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Eddie Redmayne, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Pottermore, The Crimes Of Grindelwald

Harry Potter Fan Fiction In Movie Form, Starring Johnny Depp

FILM

Journalism’s Greatest Hero

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 Neal Pollack 0 Comments

A Hardass Doesn’t Need A Hard Pass In ‘A Private War’

FILM

The Sweet Revenge Of ‘Widows’

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Colin Farrell, Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Kaluuya, Gillian Flynn, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert Duvall, Steve McQueen, Viola Davis, Widows

Steve McQueen and Gillian Flynn’s Empathetic Genre Masterwork

CLASSICS CREATORS FILM NON-FICTION

A Few Minutes With Karina Longworth

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Harvey Weinstein, Howard Hughes, Karina Longworth, Katharine Hepburn, Linda Darnell, Seduction

BFG Interviews America’s Most Popular Film Writer and Podcaster

CLASSICS FILM

Classics Corner: ‘Pickup On South Street’

November 14, 2018 Neal Pollack 0 Comments

Sam Fuller’s 1953 Noir Espionage Thriller Never Goes Out Of Style

CLASSICS COMICS FILM

Not Hedy Enough

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments

Lamarr deserves a great biography, but this comic isn’t it

FILM

Why Do All The Comedies Suck?

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Awkwafina, Blockers, Caddyshack, Comedy, Crazy Rich Asians, Deadpool, Game Night, Get Out, Judd Apatow, Sorry To Bother You, The Big Leibowski

This Has Been The Worst Year Ever For Comedy Movies

NON-FICTION

Two Dangerous Books

November 13, 2018 Jamie Mason 1 Comment Alt-right, Kindle Direct Publishing, men's rights

The Kindle Apocalypse of Western Morality

TELEVISION

Who Are You Now?

November 13, 2018 Rebecca Kurson 0 Comments

‘The Walking Dead’, Season 9, Episode 6

FICTION Young Adult

When The Water Stops

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments

In ‘Dry’, A California In Crisis Seems Awfully Close To Reality

DOCUMENTARY FILM Netflix

The Awesome DIY Spirit Of ‘Shirkers’

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Ayun Halliday 0 Comments Sandi Tan, Shirkers, Singapore

90s Singapore Film Girls Doin’ It For Themselves

DOCUMENTARY FILM

New Doc ‘Hesburgh’ Offers Searing Look at a Great American Leader

November 12, 2018November 11, 2018 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Ann Landers, Bobby Kennedy, Christine O'Malley, Dr. Martin Luther King, Father Ted, J. Edgar Hoover, Jerry Barca, John Ehrlichman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Nick Andert, Patrick Creadon, Pope Paul VI, Richard Nixon, Robert Sam Anson, Theodore Hesburgh, University of Notre Dame, Vietnamese National Liberation Front, William Neal

Father Ted Battled for Civil Rights, Built Notre Dame, Advised Presidents (and Was a Decent Human Being)

FILM

‘Overlord’ Is The Best Nazi Zombie Movie Ever Made

November 10, 2018 Jason Avant 0 Comments Nazi Zombies, Overlord, Wyatt Russell

Nazi Zombies Nazi Zombies Nazi Zombies

FILM

The Girl In The Nonsensical Cyber-Thriller

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Claire Foy, Girl In The Spider's Web, Lakeith Stanfield, Lisbeth Salander

Can Lisbeth Salander Save Us From Implausible Plot Devices?

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