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Oscar Isaac

loaded question: what episodic stuff are you bingeing, and why should we watch it?

Mon, May 16, 2022
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There is simply too much stuff to watch these days! So tell us what you’re watching, and why it’s worth our time (or not).

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OFCS 2021 awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 25, 2022
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And the winners are…

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curated: Oscar Isaac and Timothée Chalamet on playing father and son

Thu, Oct 28, 2021
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I don’t often discuss, in my reviews, actors’ performances, because I’m often aiming to get at the larger cultural impact of movies, but I am fascinated by actors’ craft…

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Dune movie review: dreams of alien worlds

Mon, Oct 25, 2021
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Monumental. Villeneuve tells a familiar story with uncommon elegance and pensiveness, even dreaminess, on a breathtaking scale. A stunningly gorgeous, supremely dignified movie about ugly things.

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The Card Counter movie review: unnatural stillness at the center of the storm

Fri, Sep 17, 2021
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Grim, mysterious, and unsettling, never more so than when it is quiet and still. But a brutality lurks below its calm, slick surface. Oscar Isaac’s performance is a work of astonishing minimalism.

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Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts 2021 (93rd Academy Awards) review

Sun, Apr 25, 2021
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The brilliantly unsettling “Two Distant Strangers” is not only the most important of the nominees but one of the movies of the year, of any length. Its surprises are more brutal than mere plot twists.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker movie review: the galaxy isn’t far far away, it’s just very small

Thu, Jan 09, 2020
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Kudos to J.J. Abrams for doing something extraordinary: he has made me not care about Star Wars for the first time ever. I’m kind of relieved that it’s over, because it has stopped being fun.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie review: a great disturbance in the Force

Mon, Dec 18, 2017
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Upends expectations, demythologizes the mythos, and takes an iconic series in a bold new direction with a story full of humor, courage, and dazzling imagery.

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curated: Oscar Isaac to play Hamlet on New York stage

Tue, May 09, 2017
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*dies*

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Time to Choose documentary review: yes, it’s another movie about global warming

Fri, Jun 03, 2016
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Quickly dispels oh-no-not-more-doom-and-gloom climate-change trepidation with the optimism embodied in the title. There is hope for us, but we must act now.

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