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Victoria and Abdul

weekend watchlist: is it good to be the queen?

Tue, Oct 18, 2022
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Plus a teenage con artist, a skewering of late-night comedy, and more… (First published September 18th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)

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my picks for tonight’s 90th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2017’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon, Mar 05, 2018
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I correctly guessed 15 out of the 24 categories, which is one of my better showings ever, I think.

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BAFTA 2018 winners announced

Mon, Feb 19, 2018
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri wins big…

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Victoria & Abdul movie review: one of her best friends was brown

Fri, Sep 15, 2017
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Charming based-on-fact British costume dramedy gently snarks about power and propriety but cuts a lot deeper when it comes to bigotry and bootlicking.

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