Misdeal
‘The Card Counter’: Paul Schrader’s uneasy mix of torture porn and poker melodrama
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Author: Neal Pollack
‘Turning Point’ Brings Home the Horror and Tragedy of 9/11
The ‘War On Terror’ was a failure
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Back to the Booker Prize Grind
This year’s novels are as dreary as ever
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The Movies are Back For Good
Don’t let them go away again
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‘Shang-Chi,’ a Kung-Fu Hero With Daddy Issues
Tony Leung steals the show in the latest Marvel offering
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I Should Be the Host of ‘Jeopardy!’
The choice is obvious
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I Have Seen the ‘Ted Lasso’ Christmas Episode, and Now I Am Dead
God help us, every one
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The Fabulous Charms of ‘Schmigadoon!’
The Apple+ comedy is musical nirvana for theater kids
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‘Pig’ Gazes Into the Food Void
Fancy people see the “amazing” Nic Cage movie before eating at an “amazing” restaurant
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‘Loki’ Shanks its Finale
Bad casting, too much exposition and world-building, not enough action
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Quentin Tarantino’s Cliff Notes
The ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood…’ extended universe
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Government Bad, Science Good
Explaining the popularity of ‘The Tomorrow War’
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‘Bo Gia,’ the All-Time #1 Box Office Hit in Vietnam, is Lost in Translation
Why are all these happening?
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Who Cares if Loki is Genderfluid?
Marvel barely pushes the envelope
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‘Forget the Alamo’ Rewrites the Texas Myth
An entertaining deconstruction of the ‘Heroic Anglo Narrative’
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