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My Friend, by Sigrid Nunez (and a couple of filmmakers

The Dog movie is basically a family enforcer — practically a tool of the Christian Nationalists, who I consider to be the most dangerous religion currently infesting our world. In the past, Islamic Fundamentalism was probably the most dangerous, but … Continue reading

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Oppenheimer, again

I got to see Oppenheimer in IMAX, the way it was meant to be seen, and what a joy it was to hear and see the full movie in the form it was meant to be. But this time, I … Continue reading

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Power of the Dog, by Thomas Savage + Jane Campion & with assistance by Annie Proulx.

Well I don’t know how to do much with this web stuff, so I can’t figure out how to put text next to this image. This Jane Campion movie and the novel it’s based on, published in 1967 if you … Continue reading

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Addict

I’ve written it over and over and over, again and again and again. Addiction is boring. I think William Burroughs is probably the only writer who got it right (write). (But I haven’t read a word by Bukowski.) When Burroughs … Continue reading

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The Last Showgirl, by Kate Gersten

Another of Coppola dynasty has become a director. Well she’s been a director for awhile, but this might be the one that gives her some fame, just like Lost In Translation gave her aunt Sophia her a taste of fame. … Continue reading

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English, by Sanaz Toossi

The premise of this play is that in Tehran, or somewhere near it, in the late 90s I think, a woman at a school is teaching English to a group of students whose skills vary from struggling to almost perfect. … Continue reading

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Nosferatu, by way of an old superstition that is frightened of female sexuality.

I don’t feel qualified to review this Robert Eggers movie because unlike the others, I kept falling asleep. I didn’t see anything up until the titles because I was snoring away. Many points of the movie were lost (and not … Continue reading

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The Robert Zimmerman movie.

I didn’t really feel like searching for an image to go with this “take” on this movie. I didn’t even look up the writers. Reasons: 1) I have always hated his voice; 2) I have always disliked his face; 3) … Continue reading

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The Brutalist, by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold

It is so interesting when someone who just seems like a throw-away actor — an actor who will probably work but not get many great roles, turns out to be a brilliant writer or director. But, the thing is, to … Continue reading

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Our Town, by Thorton Wilder

I see a lot of theatre but not as much that’s out there, and a lot less than I used to when I worked for a theatrical law firm that represented many of the major Broadway musicals. I’ve thought a … Continue reading

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