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Wonder Woman 1984 movie review: days of future past

Sat, Jan 16, 2021
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The retro pastel optimism is ironic, but the dark stuff slips by in subtext. This bold, colorful tale, recalling classic superhero films, could be happening in a parallel universe… a much nicer one.

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Downsizing movie review: let’s get small (LFF 2017)

Wed, Dec 20, 2017
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Absolutely stupendous: smart, funny, poignant, a true original. A thrilling odyssey of ideas that takes its sci-fi concept to the very edges of extrapolation.

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curated: Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell talk about animated movies at the Golden Globes

Mon, Jan 09, 2017
2 comments

Brilliant.

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from Facebook: why a female Ghostbusters matters

Tue, Jul 12, 2016
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[This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Ghostbusters movie review: boo yeah!

Tue, Jul 12, 2016
95 comments

Kate McKinnon’s gleefully reckless physicist is brainy comic mayhem, unlike any female character we’ve seen before. And there are more reasons to cheer.

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The Martian movie review: life on Mars

Mon, Oct 12, 2015
44 comments

An excellent complement to the novel, simplifying the science without dumbing it down yet retaining the suspense and urgency of its interplanetary stranding.

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The Diary of a Teenage Girl movie review: crossing no-woman’s-land to adulthood

Fri, Aug 07, 2015
17 comments

It shouldn’t be radical to see a movie treat a girl with this level of appreciation and understanding of her most intimate inner self. Yet it is.

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Welcome to Me movie review: the ultimate selfie

Sun, Jun 21, 2015
16 comments

A sort of miracle. A black comedy about a not-well woman saving herself is a savage satire on a not-well world that doesn’t realize anything’s wrong.

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The Skeleton Twins movie review: oh brother how art thou?

Thu, Nov 06, 2014
18 comments

Funny and sad and wise and wonderful… with an absolutely heartbreaking, career-changing performance by Bill Hader.

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How to Train Your Dragon 2 movie review: flying higher

Thu, Jun 26, 2014
33 comments

An absolute delight, even better than the first film; a gorgeously animated ode to sticking to your principles in the face of ultimate adversity.

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