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Outside Reading — In the Dark edition

December 11, 2021 Dan Seeger

The limits of “You have to see it on the big screen!” by Scott Tobias Now that I’ve taken my first few forays back into the airborne disease incubator that is the movie theater, I greatly appreciate this consideration on … Continue reading Outside Reading — In the Dark edition

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Now Playing — The Power of the Dog

December 9, 2021 Dan Seeger

It’s been more than ten years since Jane Campion directed a feature film. That gap is, of course, not a sign of her creative lassitude but instead an indictment of a broken film culture that has dwindling space for adult-minded … Continue reading Now Playing — The Power of the Dog

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Now Playing — The Humans

December 6, 2021 Dan Seeger

An illuminating comparison can be made between new film The Humans and recent drama The Father. Like the Oscar-winning film from director Florian Zeller, The Humans is based on a celebrated stage work, and its screen adaptation is written and … Continue reading Now Playing — The Humans

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Then Playing — We Need to Talk About Kevin; The French Dispatch; Luca

November 29, 2021November 30, 2021 Dan Seeger

We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lynne Ramsay, 2011). This pummeling drama was adapted from a 2003 Lionel Shriver novel about the heavy toll a troubled boy exacts on his family, particularly his mother. Tilda Swinton plays the beleaguered parent … Continue reading Then Playing — We Need to Talk About Kevin; The French Dispatch; Luca

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Now Playing — King Richard

November 23, 2021 Dan Seeger

My first instinct is that the framing of the new film King Richard is off in a way that’s all too common. In telling the tale of two incredible female athletes — one of whom can make a legitimate claim … Continue reading Now Playing — King Richard

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Now Playing — Tick, Tick… Boom!

November 22, 2021 Dan Seeger

I have little doubt that Lin-Manuel Miranda relates mightily to the agonizing tale of creation related in Tick, Tick… Boom! Sure, Miranda is now an entertainment world titan with a trio of Tonys, a Pulitzer Prize, and wider name recognition … Continue reading Now Playing — Tick, Tick… Boom!

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Then Playing — Those Who Wish Me Dead; The Hunt; Repast

November 16, 2021 Dan Seeger

Those Who Wish Me Dead (Taylor Sheridan, 2021). Taylor Sheridan’s second feature as a director builds on his oeuvre of Mountain West thrillers. In Those Who Wish Me Dead, Angelina Jolie plays Hannah Faber, a plays-by-her-own-rules somkejumper who’s been given … Continue reading Then Playing — Those Who Wish Me Dead; The Hunt; Repast

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Now Playing — Eternals

November 15, 2021 Dan Seeger

For a variety of reasons, it was probably inevitable that Eternals would be the most ambitious film released to date under the Marvel Entertainment banner. While director Chloé Zhao hasn’t shown a penchant for David Lean–style epics to this point … Continue reading Now Playing — Eternals

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Now Playing — Last Night in Soho

November 11, 2021 Dan Seeger

The protagonist of Last Night in Soho, Edgar Wright’s latest film, can be viewed as a surrogate for any number of filmmakers, including, just maybe, the one who presides over her story. Ellie (Thomasin McKenzie) is a young woman from … Continue reading Now Playing — Last Night in Soho

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Then Playing — O Ebrio; Jeanne Eagels; Let Them All Talk

November 9, 2021 Dan Seeger

O Ébrio (Gilda de Abreu, 1946). This Brazilian film, the directorial debut of Gilda de Abreu, was a smash hit on its home turf at the time of its release. The film follows the shifting fortunes of Gilberto (Vicente Celestino), who … Continue reading Then Playing — O Ebrio; Jeanne Eagels; Let Them All Talk

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