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Month: April 2019

new sci-fi flash fiction by yours truly

Sun, Apr 28, 2019
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See the object at The British Museum that inspired this week’s story, and read the opening of the story itself.

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which Netflix movie should I review next?

Sun, Apr 28, 2019
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Results are in…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Apr 26

Sat, Apr 27, 2019
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Elizabeth Rynecki directs documentary Chasing Portraits, about her own personal family quest; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Apr 26

Fri, Apr 26, 2019
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Elsie Fisher stars in tween dramedy Eighth Grade; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Bel Canto movie review: Stockholm syndrome, a love story

Fri, Apr 26, 2019
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This tonal misfire never hits the notes of drama and romance it aims for with its ickily problematic terrorist-hostage relationships. Facile and uncomfortably implausible, emotionally and practically.

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William movie review: weird — and dangerous — science

Thu, Apr 25, 2019
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Plays with its let’s-clone-a-Neanderthal plot like it has no idea of the horrors involved and no appreciation of the ethical questions it raises. (Paging Ian Malcolm!) A tremendous missed opportunity.

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The Silence movie review: I have only the faintest of muted praise

Tue, Apr 23, 2019
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Not a knockoff of that other quiet horror flick, though this familiar monster movie works hard to convince otherwise. But the terrific cast makes it worth a look, at least for Netflix subscribers.

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Unicorn Store movie review: a fantastic beast

Tue, Apr 23, 2019
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More movies like this, please: a piquant mix of whimsy and snark; an insistence that it’s not crazy to forge your own oddball path; an embrace of girly uncool. Bring on the weird, difficult women.

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new flash fiction: it’s another sci-fi body horror

Sun, Apr 21, 2019
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As ever, the stories in this series are not about museums, or artifacts, or history. I’m simply letting an object in The British Museum in London inspire me.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Apr 17-19

Sat, Apr 20, 2019
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Chrissy Metz stars in faith-based drama Breakthrough, directed by Roxann Dawson; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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