The Post – My mini-film review of The Post that follows is biased. Let me explain how and why. First, it was my birthday and I invited friends to join me for a matinee […]

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I, Tonya – I must confess, I entered the theater to see I, Tonya with conservative expectations and a liberal curiosity.

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Wonder Woman – First, let me go on record, that both Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot were snubbed by the Academy and other award-issuing guilds and media, not for the fact that […]

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The Big Sick – First, one of my favorite film genres is a well-made romantic comedy. Base it on real life events and as a memoir-writer I appreciate the story-telling […]

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Get Out – Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, in which he also wrote the screenplay, is a hybrid of genres, part horror film, suspense thriller, dystopian satire, social commentary about race, […]

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Phantom Thread – Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, which he wrote and directed, displays his visual acuity and precise sense of place, time, and character. He mixes in metaphors and allegory to […]

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri – Three words: Grief, retribution, and redemption, like the three billboards in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri” carry the message of the film.

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All the Money in the World – I saw the film on Christmas Day. I attended solo. It was mid-afternoon and the theater was full-to-capacity with families seeing films together during the holiday.

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Molly’s Game – I was looking forward to Molly’s Game for a number of reasons. First, Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay and directorial debut, Jessica Chastain as the title character, and lastly, my ex-husband was a […]

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