Columns
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AFI Docs Delivers Stories You Cannot Make Up (Guest Blog)
A report from the festival of documentaries in and around Washington, D.C.
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The Unbearable Darkness of Trump – South of the Border Edition
President Chaos and Captain Evil have decided that the best way to spend the summer is to spin the country into a heart-rending, sanity-testing tailspin
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‘Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town’ Film Review: Mackenzie Davis Wanders Listlessly Through L.A., as Does the Film
A stellar cast slums it in an L.A. story that yields little in the way of plot, character or meaning
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‘Superfly’ Film Review: Remake Updates Blaxploitation Genre With Wit and Resonance
Music-video helmer Director X’s feature debut is a smart and sharp take on the 1972 original
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One Lesson From Celebrity Suicides: Stop Deadpooling Troubled Stars (Guest Blog)
“We seem to enjoy poking the bear when the bear is incapacitated publicly by mental anguish or erratic behavior,” writes Rabbi David Baron of Temple of the Arts of Beverly Hills
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The Night Bobby Kennedy Was Shot – An Eyewitness Account 50 Years Later (Guest Blog)
Journalist/author Ivor Davis was in the Ambassador Hotel in 1968 to witness the horrendous assassination of the man who would be president
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‘The Misandrists’ Film Review: Bruce LaBruce Sends Up Feminist Ideology in Dated Satire
The Canadian provocateur jabs at a version of feminism that hasn’t been prevalent for decades
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Letter From Paris: With Democracy in Decline, What Will Replace It?
“We are entering a different world. We can’t be too tied to our past. The past is the past,” my friend Marek Halter told me
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‘Book Club’ Film Review: Women-of-a-Certain-Age Sex Comedy Has Poignancy Beneath the Pratfalls
The men are fine, but more scenes with just the quartet of powerhouse actresses would have been even better
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‘Terminal’ Film Review: Margot Robbie’s Silkiness Wasted in Polyester Movie
There’s a lot of look, and plenty of cinematic allusions, in this hit-woman tale, but it’s ultimately just twaddle
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‘Breaking In’ Film Review: Gabrielle Union Battles Burglars and Script Limitations
Union’s ingenious mom protects her kids from home intruders, but the character’s personality is as barren as the minimalist decor
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‘I Feel Pretty’ Film Review: Amy Schumer Teaches a Despicable Lesson in Self-Love
There’s a great idea buried within this esteem-com, but it’s a rigidly unfunny fiasco
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‘Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero’ Film Review: Dog Loves His Doughboys in Animated WWI True Story
The titular hound gets to be realistic and not cutesy in a family-friendly tale about heroism and friendship
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‘Chappaquiddick’ Film Review: Ted Kennedy Scandal Makes for Searing Drama
This look back at the tragic death of Mary Jo Kopechne unflinchingly examines political privilege and media manipulation
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‘First Match’ Film Review: Netflix’s Female-Wrestler Drama Needs Breathing Room
Elvire Emanuelle is solid as a high school athlete with dad issues, but the movie feels too by-the-numbers
