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My latest film-forward.com review. Reader, I did not like this new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. #janeausten #filmadaptations #senseandsensibility film-forward.com/foreign/u-k…
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Word on the street is that Katie Zacharia will be booted out no later than Friday evening.
A rainy day is a great excuse to go to the movies. Deinitely see Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty, a charming multicultural, multilingual dramedy about ballroom dancing and grief. My latest review for film-forward.com: film-forward.com/foreign/jap… #filmreviews #rinkokikuchi
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hurry to squander as many millions of US dollars as possible & as openly as possible with the glee of a deranged Nero.
Happy Sunday. My review of Rebeca Lee Morales's fine debut, Winter Song, is a Book of the Week. #bookreviews #literarymysteries mailchi.mp/firstcluereviews/…
My latest review for @1stClueReviews is a Book of the Week. mailchi.mp/firstcluereviews/… #thrillers #irishcrimefiction #bookreviews #fionamcphillips
One town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on. nytimes.com/2025/08/20/clima…
My latest review for First Clue is a compellilng ripped-from-the-headlines thriller about Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children. mailchi.mp/firstcluereviews/…
It’s #BannedBooks Week, and librarians are on the front lines of the culture wars, as this well-meaning documentary reveals. Check out my review for film-forward.com.https://teapaw.org/t.co/hQGkfxVUwu
Happy #filmfriday. My latest review for film-forward.com. film-forward.com/star-review… "Peck skillfully blends a portrait of the British writer, born Eric Arthur Blair in India in 1903, with a chilling look at the autocratic movements emerging around the world."
My favorite movie of his is the underrated The Hot Rock.
Robert Redford has died at 89 years old.
The film icon starred in classic movies such as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men," won an Oscar for directing “Ordinary People” and founded the Sundance Film Institute.
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Happy #filmfriday. My latest review for film-forward.com. Director Victor Kossakovsky has created an austere spectacle of sight and sound that must be viewed on the biggest screen with the finest sound system available. #architecton film-forward.com/star-review…
Despicable. Erasing history.
Under pressure from the White House, the Smithsonian has removed President Trump from the impeachment exhibit at the American History Museum.
The exhibit now says that “only three presidents have seriously faced removal,” referring to Johnson, Nixon, and Clinton.
The exhibit now looks the way it did in 2008.
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Happy #filmfriday! My latest review. Embeth Davidtz's adaptation of Alexanda Fuller's 2001 memoir marks an impressive directorial debut and features a powerhouse performance by eight-year-old Lexi Venter, film-forward.com/star-review…
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They did everything but break out a gigantic hook to get Trump out of the shot
Happy #FilmFriday. My latest review for film-forum.com Celine Song's sophomore effort takes a witty, gimlet-eyed view on modern romance and dating. #materialists #celinesong
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