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Jessica Chastain

Where Are the Women? Interstellar

Sat, Jan 17, 2015
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A couple of awesome women in traditionally male-dominated STEM roles make up for a male protagonist (even if he does get to have most of the fun). [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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2014 preview: only movies left underived

Wed, Jan 15, 2014
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Here are the few films coming in 2014 that are not sequels, remakes, reboots, or based on a stage show, the Bible, young-adult novels, comic books, cartoons, or — someone make it stop — toy lines.

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Mama movie review

Thu, Feb 21, 2013
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Ultimately more sad than scary in ways that are about the power, for both good and ill, of parental love…

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Jessica Chastain compelled to explain that she is a professional adult, not a bratty child (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed, Feb 13, 2013
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Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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the 85th Academy Award nominees

Tue, Feb 12, 2013
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With links to my reviews. I’ll be adding reviews of the last few films I haven’t yet covered between now and the Oscars.

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Mama (trailer)

Tue, Jan 15, 2013
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Starring Golden Globe winner Jessica Chastain! And also Nordic god Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. So I’m there.

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question of the day: What do you think of the Golden Globe winners (and losers)?

Mon, Jan 14, 2013
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Feel free to talk about the TV side as well, if you like…

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Zero Dark Thirty movie review

Thu, Jan 10, 2013
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If only this were a wholly fictional story, I could get behind it 100 percent, instead of the 95 percent I can give.

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it’s like Bret Easton Ellis just can’t help being a sexist jerk (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon, Dec 10, 2012
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telecommunications in America: crappy and overpriced (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue, Dec 04, 2012
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