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Month: November 2014

more movies with girl and woman heroes will be good for boys, too

Tue, Nov 25, 2014
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You think the near absence of girls and women as the protagonists of their own adventures is only a problem for girls and women? Think again.

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London photo: public telephones no more

Mon, Nov 24, 2014
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I’m sure the array of communication devices once here was quite splendid.

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Horrible Bosses 2 movie review: the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad sequel

Mon, Nov 24, 2014
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It’s not funny, only its villains speak truth, and its putative heroes are now the horrible bosses… though the movie doesn’t seem to realize that.

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how movies fail girls and women (fans and filmmakers alike)

Mon, Nov 24, 2014
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Girls and women love movies just as much as boys and men do. But it’s a love that gets thrown back in our faces by 95 percent of films.

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London photo: archaeology of advertising (abstract)

Fri, Nov 21, 2014
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I love how the layers of old ads on the tube station walls become art in their own right.

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My Old Lady movie review (London Film Festival)

Fri, Nov 21, 2014
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A bitterly funny pas de trois character dramedy performed by three compulsively watchable actors.

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Get on Up movie review: James Brown’s bad self

Fri, Nov 21, 2014
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Solid biopic of the godfather of funk and soul, but there’s not much genuinely memorable about it beyond Chadwick Boseman’s stunning breakout performance.

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London photo: Eros ready for Christmas

Wed, Nov 19, 2014
3 comments

I don’t think it works as well as the snowglobe from previous years…

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What We Do in the Shadows movie review: there will be blood

Wed, Nov 19, 2014
12 comments

An absolutely hilarious mockumentary combination of utter silliness, social satire, pop-culture cramdown, and heartfelt pathos. And vampires.

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London photo: “This Is Not a Brothel“

Tue, Nov 18, 2014
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On a door in Soho.

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